I am using Mandrake Linux 8.1 and recently got a problem when using su
under xterms. The problem is that when su exits I get a "Bus Error"
signal. The reason is that the pam_xauth PAM module tries to create a very
large file at $HOME/.xauth/refcount/root/localhost.localdomain/unix\:0. (I
traced this problem into a bug in pam_xauth and reported it to the PAM
mailing list)
Now, when I try to su again, I get a "File size limit exceeded" notice
after I type the password.
I can overcome this method by deleting my $HOME/.Xauthority file. However,
when I run startx, it is created once more, so I have to delete it time
and again. I don't know what I did to trigger this problem because since I
installed Linux Mandrake 7.1 (and upgraded it to the more recent versions)
su ran fine.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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