Hi,
any update on this? I can still reproduce this problem with latest beta
(2009-10-14).
Regards,
Michal Hlavinka
On Thursday 02 July 2009 14:14:05 you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> we've found some odd problem with 'return' used in .profile. A user who has
> a .profile file which executes the ksh builtin 'return' is able to log in,
> but is unable to properly use some programs (vim and su at least).
>
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1.Create test account with /bin/ksh as the default shell
> 2.Create a .profile file for this account with a single line containing
> return
> 3.Log into this account via ssh : ssh usern...@localhost
> 4.Type 'su - somevalidusername'
>
> Actual results:
> Password:
> su: incorrect password
>
> There is no chance to even enter a password - the error appears immediately
>
> Note that another fallout of this is that one can login to the
> test account set up as above and type 'vi somefilename' and
> the moment you enter a keypress after that the vi session exits.
>
> This works with other shells.
>
> The initial discovery came from a user who had return statements
> based on testing for environment variables so that he could log
> into a variety of OSes using the same .profile file.
>
> Regards,
> Michal Hlavinka
>
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