Jason Guidry wrote: >I'm pretty sure I'm having that problem with Bastille limiting filesizes which >prevents me from su to root. but all of the fixes I've found require logging in as >root, which I'm unable to do. For those unfamiliar with this problem, issuing the su >command and entering the password yields the following message > > [jason@localhost jason]$ su > Password: > File size limit exceeded > [jason@localhost jason]$ su - > Password: > File size limit exceeded > [jason@localhost jason]$ > >some have speculated that using the - switch would change the result. apparently >I've circumvented this. again, logging in as root fails, even after changing every >varible I can think of. > >I've also nosed around for a local vunrability to gain root access, but since I've >installed all of the patches and locked down everything except port 6000 (X11), I >have nothing. > >Is there something I can do to fix this _without_ reinstalling? feel free to taunt >and ridicule me in your reply. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Well, boot your CD and hit F1 then type 'rescue' without the quotes
It will get you to a point where you can chroot /mnt then mount /usr then use your favorite editor on /etc/security/limits.conf That particular variable on file size limits might apply to some unices better than linux, but here it is not so useful. Civileme Look in /etc/security
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