Hello,
This is a known bug in both v5.0A and 5.1. You need to install patch kit 2
for v5.1 to fix it.
Thanks to
Michael James Bradford
Olle Eriksson
Drummond, Vikki
Staab, Brian
Alethia Dunn
for their prompt answer
Marie-Francoise
>On a DS10 running Tru64 Unix 5.1 and C2-security :
>
> - First I telnet on that machine as user1. No problem.
>
> - I then issue 'su' or 'su - ' to become 'root' , it is OK as I am part
> of system group. I noticed that LOGNAME variable remains user1 here
> instead of being root.
>
> - I then want to become 'user2' .I enter 'su user2' or 'su - user2'. The
> commands ask me to enter the password.
> On other systems (even tru64 4.0F) you are not asked to enter the pw when
> coming from root.
>
>
>
> If I skip the first stage and telnet directly as root (only allowed on system
>console) , I am able to 'su ' to any user without being prompted for the
>password.
>
>Am I missing something here? What parameter/file have I to change to be able
>to su to any user without knowing their pw.
>
>Thanks in advance
>Marie-Francoise
>
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>Marie-Francoise Devillers-Thiry - System .
>Brussels Free Universities Computer Center (ULB)- CP 197.
>50,Av. F.D. Roosevelt, B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM.
>
>Email : MF.Devillers_at_ulb.ac.be Tel : ++32 2 6503728 Fax : ++32 2 6503740
>
互户互户互户互户互户カせЙせカせЙぅ户互户
Marie-Francoise Devillers-Thiry - System .
Brussels Free Universities Computer Center (ULB)- CP 197.
50,Av. F.D. Roosevelt, B-1050 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Email : MF.Devillers_at_ulb.ac.be Tel : ++32 2 6503728 Fax : ++32 2 6503740
Received on Wed Feb 07 2001 - 17:15:07 NZDT