Re: itp: static bins / resolving static debian issues
Right. We have to decide whether it's easier to have a static shell
for root (making a few people unhappy that they have to type "exec bash"
to get interactive command history), or whether we should have a
clone of uid0 (and deal with several issues that raises).
I'm happy either way. Whichever presents the least difficulty.
Justin
On Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 04:55:01PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Justin" == Justin Wells <jread@semiotek.com> writes:
>
> Justin> On Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 07:34:06AM -0400, Michael Stone wrote:
> >> > A reboot IS necessary with the current toolbox, unless you can explain
> >> > to me how I would get into a root shell (even with sash installed).
> >>
> >> Open getty. Open network connection. Change root's shell to sash. (The
> >> latter is a local configuration issue--some people might not want remote
> >> root logins, others might not want sash as their shell.)
>
> Justin> OK, if roots shell gets switched to sash then yes, this works. I thought
> Justin> you were opposed to that, hence my comment above. I guess just a
> Justin> misunderstanding here.
>
> This is, strictly speaking, not necesary: Create another user
> (sashroot) with sash as a shell, and uid==gid==0. You can evben
> provide for a separate home dir so that none of the bashisms interfere.
>
> manoj
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