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Date:      Tue, 14 Jan 1997 09:26:16 +0100
From:      peter@hw.nl (Peter Korsten)
To:        kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu (Steven G. Kargl)
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: su appears broken?
Message-ID:  <199701140826.JAA11870@orac.hw.nl>
In-Reply-To: <199701140646.WAA29600@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>; from Steven G. Kargl on Jan 13, 1997 22:46:06 -0800
References:  <199701140646.WAA29600@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>

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I barely dare ask, but is the x bit of tcsh set?

- Peter

Steven G. Kargl shared with us:
> kargl[209] su sgk
> Password:
> tcsh: Permission denied.
> kargl[210] file /bin/tcsh
> /bin/tcsh: BSD/i386 compact demand paged executable
> kargl[211] cat /etc/shells
> # List of acceptable shells for chpass(1).
> # Ftpd will not allow users to connect who are not using
> # one of these shells.
> /bin/sh
> /bin/csh
> /bin/tcsh
> kargl[212] grep sgk /etc/passwd
> sgk:*:1001:1001:Steven G. Kargl,,,:/users/sgk:/bin/tcsh
> 
> Yes.  User kargl and user sgk could su to each others
> accounts until this evening.
> 
> cvsup ran morning of 13 Jan 97.  ``make world'' completed
> early evening of 13 Jan 97.
> 
> A mid-December vintage su worked as expected.
> 
> login-cap screw up?

-- 
Peter Korsten | peter@hw.nl | http://www.hw.nl/~peter/
Haesenbos, Wetzels & Van der Heijden Multimedia Support
  'Never EVER mess with a jumper you don't know about, even if it's
  labeled "sex and free beer".' -Dave Haynie, Amiga developer



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