Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:38:22 -0500 From: "sektie" <sektie@codersluts.net> To: Raymond Sundland <raymond@sundland.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Possible bug in 5.1 - su / utmp Message-ID: <20030624163618.M23828@codersluts.net> In-Reply-To: <3EF86369.3080606@sundland.com> References: <3EF86369.3080606@sundland.com>
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tsk tsk, you got posting about it before I did. I'm actually having the same problem. I've noticed 5.1 installed via cvsup/compile does this, but a cd new install does not. No one at work was able to replicate this error, but they were all using the CD. Randi Harper sektie@codersluts.net http://perlpimp.codersluts.net/ ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Raymond Sundland <raymond@sundland.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 10:42:49 -0400 Subject: Possible bug in 5.1 - su / utmp > I found this very interesting when I saw it originally, but then > found it was probably a bug. > > Basically, when I log into my 5.1-RELEASE box (compiled today from > CVS), I can do a 'w' and get the following: > > % w > 10:39AM up 5:01, 1 user, load averages: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 > USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE WHAT > ray p0 somehost 10:39AM - w > > Now, when I try to SU to root, this entry changes: > > % su - > Password: > Last login: Tue Jun 24 07:44:19 on ttyp1 > % whoami > root > % w > 10:40AM up 5:01, 1 user, load averages: 0.04, 0.01, 0.00 > USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE WHAT > root p0 - 10:40AM - w > > So, it looks like the utmp entry is being made (again) for ttyp0 and > recording it. This would be fine from my perspective, but is > misleading once I exit the root shell: > > % exit > % whoami > ray > % w > 10:42AM up 5:03, 1 user, load averages: 0.01, 0.00, 0.00 > USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE WHAT > root p0 - 10:40AM - w > > This may be a bug in PAM, since I don't think su calls login (or > maybe it does?) Note that this does not happen if I do not use the > '-' option for su. This also shows up in the lastlog: > > root ttyp2 Tue Jun 24 10:40 - 10:43 > (00:02) ray ttyp2 somehost Tue Jun 24 10:39 - > 10:40 (00:00) > > Anyone have any information about this... know what the bug is? > Maybe it's a setting I have set that can be changed? > > Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ------- End of Original Message -------
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