From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Fv4fi-0006V1-GU for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:55:30 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k5R3rWBS027144; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:53:32 GMT Received: from skinny.southernlinux.net (ns2.rednecks.net [64.192.52.5]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5R3rUmt025667 for ; Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:53:31 GMT Received: (qmail 28905 invoked by uid 210); 26 Jun 2006 23:52:34 -0400 Received: from 64.192.55.166 by skinny (envelope-from , uid 201) with qmail-scanner-1.25st (clamdscan: 0.88.2/1562. f-prot: 4.4.2/3.14.11. spamassassin: 3.1.0. perlscan: 1.25st. Clear:RC:1(64.192.55.166):. Processed in 0.076973 secs); 27 Jun 2006 03:52:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.99.99.11?) (64.192.55.166) by 0 with SMTP; 26 Jun 2006 23:52:34 -0400 Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] Busybox login requires root priviledges?? From: Ned Ludd To: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <712F02BF-6D79-4296-A13C-402B7164ADB4@kivasystems.com> References: <000f01c6998f$c81e2670$7901a8c0@LiveStrong> <712F02BF-6D79-4296-A13C-402B7164ADB4@kivasystems.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Gentoo Linux Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:53:27 -0400 Message-Id: <1151380407.21262.1.camel@localhost> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-embedded@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.2.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 27be5e24-1e7a-4ab5-9722-dceabc09b057 X-Archives-Hash: b488d12cdeeb0a69c68f5815eb4b8704 That really should not be the case.. init->login is invoked from as a root proces already... if it's demanding root prives when it already has them then that is a (security?) flaw and should be reported to Rob L. On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 22:52 -0400, Joshua ChaitinPollak wrote: > Oops, sorry, 1.1.0. > > On Jun 26, 2006, at 10:17 PM, Anish Patel wrote: > > > what version of busybox? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua ChaitinPollak" > > > > To: > > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:37 PM > > Subject: [gentoo-embedded] Busybox login requires root priviledges?? > > > > > >> Ok, I searched around on this one and I'm stumped. When I type > >> 'root' at the login: prompt, I get the error message: > >> login: This applet requires root priviledges! > >> This seems to be a common problem, except I've never seen it > >> reported for the login command. Also, I have busybox configured > >> NOT to use the /etc/busybox.conf [SUID] block, and I've tried > >> with /bin/busybox both SUID/GUID, and with it set to 777 > >> permissions. > >> Does anyone have any idea why I can't login? > >> This used to work fine on my Linux 2.4 build, but now that I've > >> upgraded to 2.6, everything has gone pear-shaped. > >> -Josh > >> -- > >> Joshua ChaitinPollak > >> Software Engineer > >> Kiva Systems > >> -- > >> gentoo-embedded@gentoo.org mailing list > >> > > -- > > gentoo-embedded@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > -- > Joshua ChaitinPollak > Software Engineer > Kiva Systems > > -- Ned Ludd Gentoo Linux -- gentoo-embedded@gentoo.org mailing list