Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:57:07 -0400 From: Mark Saad <nonesuch@longcount.org> To: "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: su problem Message-ID: <4D5EE1C7-9297-415B-A5A0-45801B8A0182@longcount.org> In-Reply-To: <CAEW%2BogZ=nC6kGszy=krG8fbAno84AMxaPsrC5Fj1Z4zmtJMALg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAEW%2BogYrUso=nqx4dUx0rhr9XUFMmSSMP-fxNa03pgj8tNF%2B%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> <201206091035.q59AZWFB058742@lurza.secnetix.de> <CAOgwaMvp4AyLNdvENL9rXoP6D6w9JaTJr1ML5uxb28Tg9=W2uQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAEW%2BogZ3H%2BgP86zcme-nuucLyDHmUo05uZ3R7Jc1hBb_7FM4gg@mail.gmail.com> <20120609122457.GS13609@albert.catwhisker.org> <CAEW%2BogadUQzu6k1XMXyLkqjEuq-_6gShiG5mRKbBgKMyoviAEg@mail.gmail.com> <20120609123626.GT13609@albert.catwhisker.org> <CAEW%2BogY4zZLj=D9cKuoG58Ozn_UbXjx3GJCT_Gtd4f4zEp3D2A@mail.gmail.com> <4FD37CF3.109@rdtc.ru> <CAEW%2BogZ=nC6kGszy=krG8fbAno84AMxaPsrC5Fj1Z4zmtJMALg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Jun 9, 2012, at 2:45 PM, Sami Halabi <sodynet1@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, >=20 > %sysctl kern.console > kern.console: ttyv0,dcons,/dcons,ttyv0,uart,ucom, >=20 > %tail /var/log/messages > Jun 7 19:54:35 vps16 kernel: Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/da0s1a > Jun 7 19:54:36 vps16 kernel: bge0: link state changed to UP > Jun 7 20:18:04 vps16 kernel: ugen0.2: <vendor 0x09da> at usbus0 > Jun 7 20:18:04 vps16 kernel: ukbd0: <vendor 0x09da USB Keyboard, class > 0/0, rev 1.10/2.50, addr 2> on usbus0 > Jun 7 20:18:04 vps16 kernel: kbd2 at ukbd0 > Jun 7 20:18:05 vps16 kernel: uhid0: <vendor 0x09da USB Keyboard, class > 0/0, rev 1.10/2.50, addr 2> on usbus0 > Jun 7 20:19:37 vps16 login: ROOT LOGIN (root) ON ttyv1 > Jun 7 20:21:19 vps16 kernel: ugen0.2: <vendor 0x09da> at usbus0 > (disconnected) > Jun 7 20:21:19 vps16 kernel: ukbd0: at uhub0, port 1, addr 2 (disconnecte= d) > Jun 7 20:21:19 vps16 kernel: uhid0: at uhub0, port 1, addr 2 (disconnecte= d) > % >=20 > the system was loaded with keyboard and disconnected later if i understand= > the logs... >=20 > New ideas are appreciated, and thanks in advance, > Sami >=20 > On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Eugene Grosbein <egrosbein@rdtc.ru> wrote:= >=20 >> 09.06.2012 19:47, Sami Halabi =D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=88=D0=B5=D1=82: >>> %su - >>> Password: >>> load: 0.00 cmd: su 30588 [ttydcd] 0.91r 0.00u 0.00s 0% 2092k >>=20 >> Perpaps, your system had no keyboard attached at boot time; >> or for some other reason it booted with /dev/console being serial console= >> instead of vidconsole. su locks trying to access serial console >> that is /dev/ttyd0 by default and has Carrier Detect flag enabled. >> Hence, it waits for CD on the first serial port (miserably and hopelessly= ). >>=20 >> You can check if it's true with "sysctl kern.console" command. >> You could ask someone to boot the system with keyboard attached - >> no need to type anything, though. The system should detect it >> and assingn /dev/ttyv0 as /dev/console instead of /dev/ttyd0. >> And "su" won't lock. >>=20 >> Eugene Grosbein >>=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Sami Halabi > Information Systems Engineer > NMS Projects Expert > FreeBSD SysAdmin Expert > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"=20= Check the permissions on the su binary it could be missing the suid but. --- Mark saad | mark.saad@longcount.org
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