On 2006-03-04 16:56, Kovesdan Gabor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >> What is your method? I haven't seen any description of how >> *you* ended up not being logged in. Are you using screen(1) >> or another program that tweaks /var/log/wtmp? Which program? >> Have you found out why your login seems record in wtmp was >> marked as logged out? > > Here's my method: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=94060
Ah, I see now. Thanks :) >> What a bug about this would report is that set-user-id >> programs, like screen(1), can do all sorts of nasty things if >> abused. This isn't exactly a bug, but common knowledge. > > /bin/login is suid, too. Can't screen and login be modified > somehow to take care of this issue? login is part of the base system so it should be fixed, if possible. `screen' is a thirdparty program and the feature *is* deliberate, but I think it can be disabled by running screen as non-suid root. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
