Re: [CentOS] Strange su behavior after installing latest CentOS updates
On Jun 15, 2012, at 17:11, Karanbir Singh wrote: > please file this at bugs.centos.org - so we can make sure its not an > issue we introduced. Done: issue number 0005778 has been filed. Alfred ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Strange su behavior after installing latest CentOS updates
On 06/15/2012 08:09 PM, Alfred von Campe wrote: > > Thanks, that's a good idea. Unfortunately, I don't have time to do this > today. I did, however, track this down to the root cause. The user I was > changing to was using tcsh as their shell (like many of our users are), and > this problem got introduced with the tcsh-6.17-19.el6.2 update. Downgrading > tcsh to the previous release fixes the problem. > please file this at bugs.centos.org - so we can make sure its not an issue we introduced. thanks -- Karanbir Singh +44-207-0999389 | http://www.karan.org/ | twitter.com/kbsingh ICQ: 2522219| Yahoo IM: z00dax | Gtalk: z00dax GnuPG Key : http://www.karan.org/publickey.asc ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Strange su behavior after installing latest CentOS updates
On Jun 15, 2012, at 14:52, Leonard den Ottolander wrote: > Thanks for the heads up, but you should really take issues like this > upstream. There's nothing the CentOS can or at least will do as they > rebuild upstream ad verbatim. Try the RHEL 6 mailing list: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv6-list Thanks, that's a good idea. Unfortunately, I don't have time to do this today. I did, however, track this down to the root cause. The user I was changing to was using tcsh as their shell (like many of our users are), and this problem got introduced with the tcsh-6.17-19.el6.2 update. Downgrading tcsh to the previous release fixes the problem. Alfred ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Strange su behavior after installing latest CentOS updates
Hello ALfred, On Fri, 2012-06-15 at 13:14 -0400, Alfred von Campe wrote: > I did a "yum update" on my CentOS 6 systems yesterday for the first time > in about a month and now have some automated processes failing because > the PATH is not set up correctly when using "su". Thanks for the heads up, but you should really take issues like this upstream. There's nothing the CentOS can or at least will do as they rebuild upstream ad verbatim. Try the RHEL 6 mailing list: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv6-list Regards, Leonard. -- mount -t life -o ro /dev/dna /genetic/research ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am 10.03.2010 20:23, schrieb Tom H: >>> Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or >>> profile...? >> Yes, I do have in /etc/bashrc: >> sudo -l > > Unless you already understood: > su - "make the shell a login shell" > so sudo -l in bashrc is executed, which asks for the user's password > Understood, who is asking - not understood why "sudo -l" is asking for the password and why just hitting the enter key works > >>> sudo -l >>> lists the commands that you are allowed to run with sudo > >> That is clear to me, but why does this command request the password? > > Do you have rootpw/runaspw/targetpw set in /etc/sudoers? No, I don't have. What I want to have is: None-root users shall be allowed to run some commands as root whithout password. And, on logging on, the users shall see, what commands they are able to run. Thanks, Uwe -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLl/hNAAoJENs3frmum9swxEMIAJgDWhu63h1pYKgG5nmxnUkH hqGPt1W709j4AawHbzyiNqdYfMH3p/9YLY9VwcPS7DHFa0w/X6Vq8I4YcSsPCQc8 FMov96sKZckMTpKBc+qlK0sWXXcJcEDJLdg997WW50BTaxrUob5uy0zoAuzm3pU/ 5X9rq1XXqseU1PLBconNH3lpY1e7A1K4ueY6bXX4EWTqF4sMEEkfVP1sFwHmqVW/ K4wmERfljlLjCrCiLT51/H6LyoAYkmR4qfDxucPC1rEGcOnj3hHZk4mEnu64j7NG nE9MQ3P1SvZff+NG9spRSALJprc1fBKPkndiJFHR9Xm5GhugvsGj7DP7zXRqY2U= =Ea0A -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
>> Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or >> profile...? > Yes, I do have in /etc/bashrc: > sudo -l Unless you already understood: su - "make the shell a login shell" so sudo -l in bashrc is executed, which asks for the user's password >>> Understood, who is asking - not understood why "sudo -l" is asking for >>> the password and why just hitting the enter key works >> sudo -l >> lists the commands that you are allowed to run with sudo > That is clear to me, but why does this command request the password? Do you have rootpw/runaspw/targetpw set in /etc/sudoers? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am 10.03.2010 18:26, schrieb Tony Schreiner: > > On Mar 10, 2010, at 12:12 PM, Uwe Kiewel wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Am 09.03.2010 22:22, schrieb Tom H: >>> Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or >>> profile...? >> Yes, I do have in /etc/bashrc: >> sudo -l > Unless you already understood: > su - "make the shell a login shell" > so sudo -l in bashrc is executed, which asks for the user's > password Understood, who is asking - not understood why "sudo -l" is asking for the password and why just hitting the enter key works >>> >>> sudo -l >>> lists the commands that you are allowed to run with sudo >> >> That is clear to me, but why does this command request the password? > > what's the output of > > sudo grep root /etc/sudoers > ## the root user, without needing the root password. ## Allow root to run any commands anywhere rootALL=(ALL) ALL -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLl+/AAAoJENs3frmum9swifQH/jGXojOi65cIEA20gKInEMRe 3Jhnztx2lPDFq2K6am0Wc4qVvcyTkIM5MpgigoJgBI2f0LgLOQNei0/+bDoKsei3 fD5LFcpxepJKd2fukGcjYoIfg1hcHF5fA6+jw6qR/gBdjk67Jx2cZZrfSXaL+uN3 0Mme87EnYKRrJAuAKIlX5yHAB7GQdtuiJrWh6RPbdXSwoggYppjJnFZoCRAnOinp A66jjGa0POAplYs9DHwW/K3mNwA5YggW5KLFyeNfiW16zdaNwQ8a6Q14AeTUy1AO yjQzBZ0UXNkrASpGWKSSDySs3XKIHbtdHhCAY1TxKhOTEeSLO5xROB2UEpsZ9ys= =o7+2 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
From: Uwe Kiewel > > lists the commands that you are allowed to run with sudo > That is clear to me, but why does this command request the password? Security? Maybe they don't want someone passing by to find out what this user can run through sudo... JD ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
On Mar 10, 2010, at 12:12 PM, Uwe Kiewel wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Am 09.03.2010 22:22, schrieb Tom H: >> Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or >> profile...? > Yes, I do have in /etc/bashrc: > sudo -l Unless you already understood: su - "make the shell a login shell" so sudo -l in bashrc is executed, which asks for the user's password >>> Understood, who is asking - not understood why "sudo -l" is asking >>> for >>> the password and why just hitting the enter key works >> >> sudo -l >> lists the commands that you are allowed to run with sudo > > That is clear to me, but why does this command request the password? what's the output of sudo grep root /etc/sudoers Tony Schreiner ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am 09.03.2010 22:22, schrieb Tom H: > Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or > profile...? Yes, I do have in /etc/bashrc: sudo -l >>> Unless you already understood: >>> su - "make the shell a login shell" >>> so sudo -l in bashrc is executed, which asks for the user's password >> Understood, who is asking - not understood why "sudo -l" is asking for >> the password and why just hitting the enter key works > > sudo -l > lists the commands that you are allowed to run with sudo That is clear to me, but why does this command request the password? -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLl9LqAAoJENs3frmum9swKfUIAKa5XH0t4saKu1MuNezprOGW sBs4D+7bgvhQyp4YwAW6ZHkOsDKi8OQTQkpi/rTMiiJ2CshewkTFLj8F02I7j/on Dm8Hckkj/+9W7GXvTNvOT3LWaDfXblIFJgXel4VrmWh4gTXEyieIAf2k4mbCIySA F7rM/K0SswYvLJOPtqxS7CdsXVC7TR0NhyLWp2kCZQTaiQPMSsrg5LxDWeI4iQt3 d6+4iZAJg379bTdO2Wt9OO3uXvvFwHKnBgwwArlrJOv+mdeH1gN2l73XN6nhzwpF IFS+vK6bRIMFwmsRr5kgg5Hfj5yDT+o0YDTYcb8XKOFa4dB2kzuXz1WLj5+uxaI= =KoX6 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or profile...? >>> Yes, I do have in /etc/bashrc: >>> sudo -l >> Unless you already understood: >> su - "make the shell a login shell" >> so sudo -l in bashrc is executed, which asks for the user's password > Understood, who is asking - not understood why "sudo -l" is asking for > the password and why just hitting the enter key works sudo -l lists the commands that you are allowed to run with sudo ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
Uwe Kiewel wrote: > Am 09.03.2010 17:32, schrieb John Doe: > > From: Uwe (ML) Kiewel > >>> Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or > profile...? > >> Yes, I do have in /etc/bashrc: > >> sudo -l > > Unless you already understood: > > su - "make the shell a login shell" > > so sudo -l in bashrc is executed, which asks for the user's password > > > Understood, who is asking - not understood why "sudo -l" is asking for > the password and why just hitting the enter key works Hitting the enter key "works" as far as making the prompt go away, but the sudo command is actually failing silently. If you enter the correct password, you should receive some extra output. Just pressing enter at the prompt: $ sudo -l Password: $ Entering the correct password: $ sudo -l Password: User xx may run the following commands on this host: (ALL) ALL $ -- Bowie ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am 09.03.2010 17:32, schrieb John Doe: > From: Uwe (ML) Kiewel >>> Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or profile...? >> Yes, I do have in /etc/bashrc: >> sudo -l > > Unless you already understood: > su - "make the shell a login shell" > so sudo -l in bashrc is executed, which asks for the user's password > Understood, who is asking - not understood why "sudo -l" is asking for the password and why just hitting the enter key works Thanks, Uwe -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLlqcxAAoJENs3frmum9sw9uYH/Ru8jR0zIApspV4W+1TzYo3H HU6bAAU7p+Gee7rDWPCt4u+o+3woejV1MFFOF3jmAgv5qfZh2/nFAjRCF1Ml/OiW La9xmCv5OZb1fJfHmcL7c/JoTtvfTKXkVbyb0tBec2YCqUATRvOVbLHCMYEI9OQJ A+NeYlfOfQZ8Gnd9g435RoDEVNvYI+FhwOK0bwNRhDRC1ql5GYAcaNoqCtVLapj9 WN+IoxdIu5pm2aSMse/gyHV42JCb7AaVU7kfvoJh+nDQ3SgyOUKqDP+8Uq82mz3i CGz5fp/bcS4BCMasQRI1F5tpuQQJPECG7HWho4pHSrEPNn+yKJ0iCjiZFY85oYs= =F/Hf -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
From: Uwe (ML) Kiewel > >Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or profile...? > Yes, I do have in /etc/bashrc: > sudo -l Unless you already understood: su - "make the shell a login shell" so sudo -l in bashrc is executed, which asks for the user's password JD ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
From: Uwe Kiewel >> If I am root and want to change the user to a non-root user, the system >> prompts me for a password: >> [r...@halifax ~]# useradd test00 >> [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 >> We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System >> Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things: >> #1) Respect the privacy of others. >> #2) Think before you type. >> #3) With great power comes great responsibility. >> Password: >> [tes...@halifax ~]$ logout >> [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 >> [tes...@halifax ~]$ logout >> [r...@halifax ~]# >> At this test procedure I just hit the enter key at the password promt. >> Do you have any idea for this behavoir? I expect to do so from root to >> any account _without_ being prompted for the password. > >Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or profile...? Yes, I do have in /etc/bashrc: [...] if [ $UID -ne 0 ]; then echo sudo -l echo fi Thanks, Uwe ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
From: Uwe Kiewel > If I am root and want to change the user to a non-root user, the system > prompts me for a password: > [r...@halifax ~]# useradd test00 > [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 > We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System > Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things: > #1) Respect the privacy of others. > #2) Think before you type. > #3) With great power comes great responsibility. > Password: > [tes...@halifax ~]$ logout > [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 > [tes...@halifax ~]$ logout > [r...@halifax ~]# > At this test procedure I just hit the enter key at the password promt. > Do you have any idea for this behavoir? I expect to do so from root to > any account _without_ being prompted for the password. Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or profile...? JD ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am 09.03.2010 02:16, schrieb Spiro Harvey: > On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:28:44 +0100 > Uwe Kiewel wrote: > >>> that almost sounds like sudo, not su. is it aliased or something? >> I don't think so: >> [r...@halifax ~]# file /bin/su > > You've confirmed it's not symlinked, but is it aliased? > > Type "alias" and see the result. > [r...@halifax ~]# alias alias cp='cp -i' alias l.='ls -d .* --color=tty' alias ll='ls -l --color=tty' alias ls='ls --color=tty' alias mv='mv -i' alias rm='rm -i' alias which='alias | /usr/bin/which --tty-only --read-alias --show-dot - --show-tilde' -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLlfOPAAoJENs3frmum9swD+sH/R9gC2+w0XdBb+bQfVhAhMEV jd4LENnH1FXCC5oU3ypUdtk9VvtdZAfC1HUBQk2jC80Y3aZRP2O5D7fwiHP1ddPd WC2K9yNG1M/7/hAD/fdNSQYRaMbkw/5v5G4827gflUR7OT6JBo6BoHUnkKwh6jOR 8vIJppPQ2a7HBWpmYeH1NO2+YgH/yNvxfZqTT7946ZoO+GvDoCvNkXgUAyOrFjrf 1CaYOOXOtqABe+HBaqccv/IriMM7eRWQt8rPil3ukJt1kR5MNPukggE9xjhJEv7v TLf1iyd1npqrpNLCc8nvNbYr7cUOeQ1HAbJy02lcUobnYUirtkE5wETHW8YFiVY= =Noc7 -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:28:44 +0100 Uwe Kiewel wrote: > > that almost sounds like sudo, not su. is it aliased or something? > I don't think so: > [r...@halifax ~]# file /bin/su You've confirmed it's not symlinked, but is it aliased? Type "alias" and see the result. -- Spiro Harvey Knossos Networks Ltd 021-295-1923 www.knossos.net.nz signature.asc Description: PGP signature ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am 08.03.2010 22:03, schrieb Dan Burkland: >> [r...@halifax ~]# useradd test00 >> [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 >> >> >> We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System >> Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things: >> >> #1) Respect the privacy of others. >> #2) Think before you type. >> #3) With great power comes great responsibility. >> >> Password: >> >> [tes...@halifax ~]$ logout >> [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 >> [tes...@halifax ~]$ logout >> [r...@halifax ~]# >> >> >> At this test procedure I just hit the enter key at the password promt. >> >> >> Do you have any idea for this behavoir? I expect to do so from root to >> any account _without_ being prompted for the password. >> > Have you tried just running su without the dash and space before the > username? (For example: su test00). If not try that and let us know if you > receive the same result. Same result: [r...@halifax ~]# su test00 Password: [tes...@halifax root]$ exit [r...@halifax ~]# - -- Thanks, Uwe -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLlWjxAAoJENs3frmum9swV70H/1yUOrDx4CYrk3zz7KQqTqe9 OQdYKyAfpOiS+aNTrdX1u3/GNwF5E36M2Wjrnfp+2ZjAvVgHR0UazXBkMpsgLM2r SJwDw+dNAdaPcdKCAOmgN1Bf5gHxdeD3b5KReQ2h6kJWwoMXNAVv+lut5B88tm3/ 8S/bQAPfAmsojzR8aVX6Lr5kmf7EoHEBDwt6Rx3dPi37tghf1GC1bjU9ES3zo2t5 WJbvsZddplRocH9kB/TUeUmuSclP7RBNd2iyjL2SS7wabX6rjy6x+AmvBCc3+hsn HrjYe5CmUwRaCAKVw76Z13cyZEfL+A50m3SfrcHtnDcNRriQnlJ3hugVTIYKHEQ= =5kjJ -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
> -Original Message- > From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On > Behalf Of Uwe Kiewel > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 2:17 PM > To: centos@centos.org > Subject: [CentOS] strange su behavior > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > I have a strange su hehavior on a CentOS 5.4 32Bit installation in a > VMware ESXi virtualizied environment: > > If I am root and want to change the user to a non-root user, the system > prompts me for a password: > > > [r...@halifax ~]# useradd test00 > [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 > > > We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System > Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things: > > #1) Respect the privacy of others. > #2) Think before you type. > #3) With great power comes great responsibility. > > Password: > > [tes...@halifax ~]$ logout > [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 > [tes...@halifax ~]$ logout > [r...@halifax ~]# > > > At this test procedure I just hit the enter key at the password promt. > > > Do you have any idea for this behavoir? I expect to do so from root to > any account _without_ being prompted for the password. > > Thanks, > Uwe > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLlVsjAAoJENs3frmum9swFTwH/1ulj7ZRETV/fAt/0NztXsn5 > NJ7szhb+CPDxQCM49RdN6c8OUcZReVZsP1sTPCTiu6kvuNPm7vPhminuecIOEXA/ > GUZC/6nS9YcHlFUbmO7nxpP2bbJHrrO2r9s4JdWftHP0YQUADNad9AN/jAQHd032 > 0xfp/vtAkj2PfIBt/J6h3taVwxx3Epb4gY2wuWYLRcJyDuzJLLD25OJVAOxuUaik > RkNcpfiZM3Japq6Mb3kUGlYkdLf4+xxPCC/pwdVVC2fzSUVK9asmqq0pbu6KQfTc > Lv5WwS6ENmY6eBbO5IcpILtC+LwBayjU50RWByaFl4uMcfQd9F9uVAdmnLW8/8c= > =TNjq > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > ___ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Have you tried just running su without the dash and space before the username? (For example: su test00). If not try that and let us know if you receive the same result. Regards, Dan ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Am 08.03.2010 21:21, schrieb John R Pierce: > Uwe Kiewel wrote: >> [r...@halifax ~]# useradd test00 >> [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 >> >> >> We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System >> Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things: >> >> #1) Respect the privacy of others. >> #2) Think before you type. >> #3) With great power comes great responsibility. >> >> Password: >> ... > > that almost sounds like sudo, not su. is it aliased or something? > I don't think so: [r...@halifax ~]# type su su is hashed (/bin/su) [r...@halifax ~]# file /bin/su /bin/su: setuid ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, stripped [r...@halifax ~]# type sudo sudo is /usr/bin/sudo [r...@halifax ~]# file /usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/sudo: setuid ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.6.9, stripped [r...@halifax ~]# sum /bin/su 2249424 [r...@halifax ~]# sum /usr/bin/sudo 63311 138 Thanks, Uwe -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLlV38AAoJENs3frmum9swTsgH/1NXTua12hvnHt1js0Mzc1wI RViyiATgPTCYUEKtfR7vUw6oWymbu+Psb8QWjH/x++FkBogjRBGrYjMHP2bhrcBx c8PP4WMWkTpuX05Tb+ox7oB2r8qzuSudx9np9Gx/b1RJJI7y9SG3eiPRINyFreEG 1ywjyvRfvOZPo3398RqXLb6zqEqrK7ghyNp0oo0p7NS4mfn9ipwPMlAzL0oYjmNY +W5dv/Gce/KCHp94piDens312WTTqF+NCpNOSVtz9r6sjHJwGkcDhS86p+p+b+TO Fls5KkgPrh2LldNfrvxLgP+D3XVAMBz60ZKWQ2tk7zaLCqd9nWCvn8v1dhAqWS4= =PjGv -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
> > > Hi, > > I have a strange su hehavior on a CentOS 5.4 32Bit installation in a > VMware ESXi virtualizied environment: > > If I am root and want to change the user to a non-root user, the system > prompts me for a password: > > > [r...@halifax ~]# useradd test00 > [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 > > > We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System > Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things: > >#1) Respect the privacy of others. >#2) Think before you type. >#3) With great power comes great responsibility. > > Password: The above warning comes from sudo. Figure out why you're running sudo and not su as you expect. Is it aliased? -- Don Krause "This message represents the official view of the voices in my head." ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] strange su behavior
Uwe Kiewel wrote: > [r...@halifax ~]# useradd test00 > [r...@halifax ~]# su - test00 > > > We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System > Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things: > > #1) Respect the privacy of others. > #2) Think before you type. > #3) With great power comes great responsibility. > > Password: > ... that almost sounds like sudo, not su. is it aliased or something? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
