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Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] Busybox login requires root priviledges??
From: Ned Ludd <solar@gentoo.org>
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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"  
> > <jpollak@kivasystems.com>
> > To: <gentoo-embedded@lists.gentoo.org>
> > 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
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> >
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> -- 
> Joshua ChaitinPollak
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> Kiva Systems
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> 
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Ned Ludd <solar@gentoo.org>
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