I have an unusual problem with the root id. Whenever I untar a package
as root it picks an arbitrary user on our machine and makes them the
owner of files that are untarred. This owner permiates all the way down
through the directories as well. If I untar the same package as a
normal user the problem isnt there, it is only with the root login.
This could be very serious security problem if it goes unnoticed. The
fact that it happens only with the root login makes me think its a
problem with the root login instead of tar but Im really not sure. I
have tried untarring with tar -xvf and -xvpf. Anyone else seen this?
We are running DU4.0f on a Alpha 2100A.
thanks!
darryl
Received on Thu Feb 08 2001 - 15:51:29 NZDT