Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 11:56:27 +0200 (CEST) From: Rasmus Skaarup <mfbsd@skaarup.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pam_unix.so error and lock order reversal Message-ID: <20020414115442.X27398-100000@skaarup.org> In-Reply-To: <3CB80C4F.B37B1C37@mindspring.com>
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On Sat, 13 Apr 2002, Terry Lambert wrote: > Rasmus Skaarup wrote: > > 2) When logged in as root, and su'd to a non-root user, I cannot ssh to a > > 4.5-STABLE machine.. It just hangs. But when logged in as non-root, it > > works fine. Is this somekind of security feature? :-) > > Pretty much. The user it attempts to log you in as is still > "root", because that's still your identity, even if it's not > your current credential. [...] > You might want to try using "su -" instead of "su", in > order to actually *become* the other person. I am. Best regards, Rasmus Skaarup To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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