[SunHELP] root passwd

[Wally A. Alubankudi]

Hi,
  Please tell me how he did it, what script did he use. I will like to try 
it and see how I can block this kind of problem.
Thanks


>From: "Sheshagiri Padmanabha Rao" <sheshagiri.rao at wipro.com>
>Reply-To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: [SunHELP] root passwd
>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 13:49:42 +0530
>
>Hi All
>
>
>    Their is a flaw in the sun o.s 2.5.1. An usr can login in to the m/c in 
>his usr id, Then he will run a script which will make him to enter in to 
>the root with out the root passwd. Any one help me to solve this prob.
>Plz inform me whether if their is any patch for this or
>inform me any other way to prevent the usr to login as root from his usr 
>account.
>I tried commenting su, by editing the /etc/default/login. but didnt worked 
>out.
>Its urgent plz.
>
>Thanks
>shesha

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