On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 12:18:26AM +0200, Najib B wrote: > Package: passwd > Version: 1:4.12.3+dfsg1-1 > Severity: important > X-Debbugs-Cc: najibbak...@gmail.com > > Dear Maintainer, > > I have just noticed this issue on chsh that I would like to report to you, > including a solution that I would like to mention. > > ---------------------- > # chsh > Changing the login shell for root > Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default > Login Shell [/bin/zsh]: zsh > chsh: Warning: zsh does not exist > > exit > $ sudo chsh > Password: > chsh: PAM: Authentication failure` > ----------------------- > The problem here, is that chsh has accepted "zsh" without checking first, if > that path exists.
Well no, it clearly checked, and warned you. You chose to ignore the warning. If we refuse to set it, we'll get tons of bug reports about that. We could add a fail-on-warning option I suppose... But if you choose to ignore the warnings I don't think you'd use that option. > After exiting "root" it is not possible to login back. > The solution is to edit /etc/passwd from this: > root:x:0:0:root:/root:zsh > to this: > root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/zsh > > Best regards, > > > -- System Information: > Distributor ID: Kali > Description: Kali GNU/Linux Rolling > Release: 2022.3 > Codename: kali-rolling > Architecture: x86_64 > > Kernel: Linux 5.18.0-kali7-amd64 (SMP w/3 CPU threads; PREEMPT) > Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not > set > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash > Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) > LSM: AppArmor: enabled > > Versions of packages passwd depends on: > ii libaudit1 1:3.0.7-1.1 > ii libc6 2.34-4 > ii libcrypt1 1:4.4.28-2 > ii libpam-modules 1.5.2-5 > ii libpam0g 1.5.2-5 > ii libselinux1 3.4-1+b2 > ii libsemanage2 3.4-1+b2 > > Versions of packages passwd recommends: > ii sensible-utils 0.0.17 > > passwd suggests no packages. > > -- no debconf information > > _______________________________________________ > Pkg-shadow-devel mailing list > pkg-shadow-de...@alioth-lists.debian.net > https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pkg-shadow-devel
