Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 16:48:45 -0800 (PST) From: Larry Librettez <lipshitz909@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: 4.3-BETA: cannot su root in console window in X Message-ID: <20010321004845.17826.qmail@web13205.mail.yahoo.com>
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After upgrading to 4.3-BETA, I now cannot do an su root login in a console window (xterm, rxvt) while in X. I did make buildworld, make installworld, built the new kernel and installed it, did mergemaster, and MAKEDEV on all my devices. I tried adding 'secure' to /etc/ttys after the ttyp* entries, even tried chmod 666 the /dev/ttyp* entries, and nothing works. I even re-made the /dev/ttyp* devices specifically. I cvsup'd on 3 different days from 3 different sites, and the problem still occurs. I verified my root password by typing it in the console (in X) to ensure the characters come out correctly, and they do. The strange thing is, I can su to root in a regular console out of X windows, but when I go into X, I cannot su to root. Is this a bug? Is this a DoS? Is this a kernel problem? Also, as an experiment I compiled and installed the older kernel (4.2-STABLE) but left the 4.3-BETA userland in place, and guess what . . . the problem went away. I was able to su to root in X, in both rxvt and xterm! So what's the problem here with 4.3-BETA? Can anyone help me? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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