Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 18:24:30 +0200 From: vdm.fbsd@virgilio.it To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: BAD SU Message-ID: <42565037000DE9AA@ims1d.cp.tin.it> In-Reply-To: <200505101703.18916.ian@codepad.net>
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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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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"
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