On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, Haines Brown wrote:
> > each user has a session and a session key. this key is used to > > authenticate yourself to the Xserver. Root as a key and each user > > does. > > Yes, that makes sense. > > > so when you login as user and then switch to root, it tried to use your > > root key to access the user session-- no go. > > ? When I login as user, and then "su - root," does not root then use > its own session key? Are you saying that when I "su - root", root > tries to use user's session key? no. root uses its key but since you logged in as user, it tries roots keys in yser 'lock'(session). > > one solution is: > > user% xhost + > > user% su > > root! xcalc > > but this is an insecure hack since in says anyone can snoop on your > > xserver. but if you are not on the net or have a firewall it may be used, > > > > the better solution is to 'merge' your X authenticaion key database but I > > forgot the command. > > Thanks, Kev. > > My understanding of Linux is that normally you want to log in as user > because being root carries with it certain risks. But regularly, we, > running as user, find that we need to do something that requires root's > privileges, and so we "su - root". That's what I read in "Running > Linux" and elsewhere. It's what I've been doing for years. > > So I assumed that by moving from RedHats to debian, things would > continue as before. But they have not. So, the important question that > still remains unansered: was my installation of debian flawed, or does > debian simply work differently than what I assume? > > Haines > This is correct. root will be able to delete any file, etc. -Kev -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
