Re: the su - user thread [Potential Debian Security Issue]

To: Adam Warner <lists@consulting.net.nz>
Cc: debian security <debian-security@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: the su - user thread [Potential Debian Security Issue]
From: Florian Weimer <Weimer@CERT.Uni-Stuttgart.DE>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:06:40 +0100
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Adam Warner <lists@consulting.net.nz> writes:

> 1. Log in as root
> 2. su - user

Does "su -" write a new utmp entry?  I don't think so.

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