At 5:11 PM +1300 1/22/02, Adam Warner wrote: >1. Log in as root >2. su - user >3. startx (running KDE, not GNOME) >4. Click on the Control Center >5. There in the Control Center info box it will state that the user is >root! > >Why does the KDE Control Center think the user is currently root? In >contrast the GNOME Control Center properly identifies the username.
i've seen similar in reverse. I don't have KDE (or X actually) installed on my boxes, if I: ssh in as a user account su root run set command to list environment, I see: LOGNAME=user I ssh'd as MAIL=/var/mail/user I can't ssh in as root and I'm too lazy to walk downstairs and try the other way around from the console. Is this really a security issue? Does KDE Control Center actually run as root, or just report that it is root? Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
