Ooops... That was not intended... The dbmsrv is a setuid-root program and unfortunatly
does not check the password
if the effective user id is already the wanted user id. I dont think you have a
wordaround. Must be fixed in code ASAP.
Thanks for the hint.
jrg
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> Sent: Freitag, 31. Januar 2003 09:23
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> Subject: DB-Manager Root Problem
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> Hi!
> We use SAPDB 7.3.0.23 and 7.3.0.29. under Linux (what else?).
> Using the newer version leads to the following problem:
> If we open DB Manager and try to install a new database with
> the wizard,
> we don't need a password if we use as user name 'root' .
> All other users need a password, which is not the worst idea.
> Only 'root'
> doesn't.
> It is also not possible when we use Version 23, only at 29.
> We tried the troubleshooting offered for the security alert
> from Dec, 2nd.
> Didn't work.
> Any ideas to fix the prob?
>
> Greets
>
> Flo
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