Debian bug report logs - #1263
'login' doesn't work

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Subject: Re: Bug#1263: 'login' doesn't work 
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From: Bruce Perens <bruce@Pixar.com>

Oops.
If you run "chmod 4755 /bin/login" it will work as you expect.

	Bruce

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Subject: 'login' doesn't work
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Package: miscutils
Version: 1.3

(Actually, it's part of the basedisks, but that's what 'dpkg --search login'
and 'dpkg --status miscutils' showed).

The login command doesn't work when trying to switch to a different
user. Instead, you end up as the same user. Also, .bash_profile
doesn't get run.

If you try to 'login' as the same user, then  everything seems to 
work fine.

The following log shows both cases, (after a telnet to the rpcweb host):

=================================================================
Connected to rpcweb.hou.setpoint.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
Debian GNU/Linux 0.93
Copyright (C) 1994, 1995 Debian Association, Inc. and others

rpcweb login: webman
Password: 
Last login: Sun Aug 20 12:40:05 from mrbun.hou.setpoi
Copyright (C) 1994, 1995 Debian Association, Inc. and others

Linux rpcweb 1.2.10 #4 Sat Aug 12 14:37:03 CDT 1995 i386

Everything included with the Debian GNU/Linux system is freely
redistributable; the exact distribution terms for each program
are described in the individual files in /usr/doc/copyright/.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
I'm webman's .bashrc
I'm webman's .bash_profile
webman:~> login

rpcweb login: steveg
Password: 
Copyright (C) 1994, 1995 Debian Association, Inc. and others

Linux rpcweb 1.2.10 #4 Sat Aug 12 14:37:03 CDT 1995 i386

Everything included with the Debian GNU/Linux system is freely
redistributable; the exact distribution terms for each program
are described in the individual files in /usr/doc/copyright/.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
You have mail.
webman:~> whoami
webman
webman:~> login

rpcweb login: webman
Password: 
Copyright (C) 1994, 1995 Debian Association, Inc. and others

Linux rpcweb 1.2.10 #4 Sat Aug 12 14:37:03 CDT 1995 i386

Everything included with the Debian GNU/Linux system is freely
redistributable; the exact distribution terms for each program
are described in the individual files in /usr/doc/copyright/.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
I'm webman's .bashrc
I'm webman's .bash_profile
webman:~> whoami
webman
webman:~> 
=================================================================

Steve Greenland

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