Gentoo Archives: gentoo-embedded

From: Joshua ChaitinPollak <jpollak@×××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] Busybox login requires root priviledges??
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:53:52
Message-Id: 712F02BF-6D79-4296-A13C-402B7164ADB4@kivasystems.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-embedded] Busybox login requires root priviledges?? by Anish Patel
1 Oops, sorry, 1.1.0.
2
3 On Jun 26, 2006, at 10:17 PM, Anish Patel wrote:
4
5 > what version of busybox?
6 >
7 > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua ChaitinPollak"
8 > <jpollak@×××××××××××.com>
9 > To: <gentoo-embedded@l.g.o>
10 > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 7:37 PM
11 > Subject: [gentoo-embedded] Busybox login requires root priviledges??
12 >
13 >
14 >> Ok, I searched around on this one and I'm stumped. When I type
15 >> 'root' at the login: prompt, I get the error message:
16 >> login: This applet requires root priviledges!
17 >> This seems to be a common problem, except I've never seen it
18 >> reported for the login command. Also, I have busybox configured
19 >> NOT to use the /etc/busybox.conf [SUID] block, and I've tried
20 >> with /bin/busybox both SUID/GUID, and with it set to 777
21 >> permissions.
22 >> Does anyone have any idea why I can't login?
23 >> This used to work fine on my Linux 2.4 build, but now that I've
24 >> upgraded to 2.6, everything has gone pear-shaped.
25 >> -Josh
26 >> --
27 >> Joshua ChaitinPollak
28 >> Software Engineer
29 >> Kiva Systems
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39 Joshua ChaitinPollak
40 Software Engineer
41 Kiva Systems
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Replies

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Re: [gentoo-embedded] Busybox login requires root priviledges?? Ned Ludd <solar@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-embedded] Busybox login requires root priviledges?? Anish Patel <anish.mailing.list@×××××.com>