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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?

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