Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 13:30:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: vdm.fbsd@virgilio.it Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BAD SU Message-ID: <200505101730.j4AHUBcb026025@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <42565037000DE9AA@ims1d.cp.tin.it>
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> > But user "victor" it's me! I mean I have only root and a user victor (belonging > to the group wheel too!) with no special privileges... > > Could the cause of that warning be the fact that - in view of the long time > required for the compilation - I opened a new console as user 'victor' and > then failed the su command having provided the wrong password? Most likely, that is it. There should be a console message every time someone attempts to su, at least if unsuccessful. ////jerry > 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 someone > > > >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 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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" > > > >-- > >/Xian > > > >"In C we had to code our own bugs. In C++ we can inherit them" > >unknown author > >_______________________________________________ > >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" > > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > >
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