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? Vittorio >-- Messaggio originale -- >From: Xian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [email protected] >Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 17:03:18 +0100 >Subject: Re: BAD SU > > >On Tuesday 10 May 2005 14:32, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >-- >/Xian > >"In C we had to code our own bugs. In C++ we can inherit them" >unknown author >_______________________________________________ >[email protected] mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
