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But user "victor" it's me! I mean I have only root and a user victor (bel=
onging
to the group wheel too!) with no special privileges...

Could the cause of that warning be the fact that - in view of the long ti=
me
required for the compilation - I opened a new console as user 'victor' an=
d
then failed the su command having provided the wrong password?
Vittorio
>-- Messaggio originale --
>From: Xian <ian@codepad.net>
>To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 17:03:18 +0100
>Subject: Re: BAD SU
>
>
>On Tuesday 10 May 2005 14:32, vdm.fbsd@virgilio.it wrote:
>> While fetching a package during the installation of a port (but I don'=
t
>> think this really matters!) FreeBSD 5.4 keep saying
>>
>> "BAD SU victor to root on /dev/ttyp1"
>>
>> What does it mean 
>It means that someone not on the console is using the su command on your=

>
>computer. They are trying to become root and not managing it. That someo=
ne
>
>logged in with the user name victor.
>
>> and how can I avoid that? 
>If victor is allowed to mess about as root, it is a case of stopping the=

>
>messages getting to the console.
>
>If victor is not... have stern words with victor ;-)
>>
>> Vittorio
>>
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>/Xian
>
>"In C we had to code our own bugs. In C++ we can inherit them"
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