That really should not be the case.. init->login is invoked from as a root proces already... if it's demanding root prives when it already has them then that is a (security?) flaw and should be reported to Rob L.
On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 22:52 -0400, Joshua ChaitinPollak wrote: > Oops, sorry, 1.1.0. > > On Jun 26, 2006, at 10:17 PM, Anish Patel wrote: > > > what version of busybox? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua ChaitinPollak" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:37 PM > > Subject: [gentoo-embedded] Busybox login requires root priviledges?? > > > > > >> Ok, I searched around on this one and I'm stumped. When I type > >> 'root' at the login: prompt, I get the error message: > >> login: This applet requires root priviledges! > >> This seems to be a common problem, except I've never seen it > >> reported for the login command. Also, I have busybox configured > >> NOT to use the /etc/busybox.conf [SUID] block, and I've tried > >> with /bin/busybox both SUID/GUID, and with it set to 777 > >> permissions. > >> Does anyone have any idea why I can't login? > >> This used to work fine on my Linux 2.4 build, but now that I've > >> upgraded to 2.6, everything has gone pear-shaped. > >> -Josh > >> -- > >> Joshua ChaitinPollak > >> Software Engineer > >> Kiva Systems > >> -- > >> [email protected] mailing list > >> > > -- > > [email protected] mailing list > > > > > > -- > Joshua ChaitinPollak > Software Engineer > Kiva Systems > > -- Ned Ludd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gentoo Linux -- [email protected] mailing list
