From: mru@kth.se (Måns Rullgård)
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Strange behavior observed w.r.t 'su' command
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:15:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <yw1xekvs3lbt.fsf@kth.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3FC707B6.1070704@mailandnews.com>
Raj <raju@mailandnews.com> writes:
> hi, i am not sure if this is a kernel problem or an 'su' related
> issue, but this is what i have observed. Tried on 2.4.20-8 ( RH 9.0
> kernel ) and latest 2.6.0-test11.
>
> - log in as any normal user. ( on Console.).
> - su - root
> - from root prompt, run 'ps' and check the pid of 'su'.
> - kill -9 <pid of su>
> After the kill command, strangely my keyboard switches to unbuffered
> mode ( a key press is processed immediately ). Also, i alternate
> between the root prompt and the normal user prompt.
> Every key press switches from root prompt to normal user prompt and
> vice versa. Typing 'whoami' at the respective prompts displays 'normal
> user' and 'root' for the respective prompts.
I can't reproduce it on Slackware running 2.6.0-test10. It's probably
a redhat thing.
--
Måns Rullgård
mru@kth.se
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-11-28 9:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-11-28 8:30 Raj
2003-11-28 9:15 ` Måns Rullgård [this message]
2003-11-28 10:57 ` Tim Cambrant
2003-11-28 10:54 ` Andre Tomt
2003-11-28 10:33 ` Andreas Schwab
2003-11-28 10:47 ` Måns Rullgård
2003-11-28 10:53 ` Andreas Schwab
2003-11-28 11:11 ` Måns Rullgård
2003-11-28 11:56 ` Andreas Schwab
2003-11-28 11:22 ` Raj
2003-11-28 11:52 ` Andreas Schwab
2003-11-28 9:39 Bradley Chapman
2003-11-28 9:54 ` Måns Rullgård
2003-11-28 9:59 ` Raj
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