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| From | Curt <curty@free.fr> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 |
| Date | 2018-08-11 19:10 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <wlFyN-7EA-1@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <wlyH0-3qG-9@gated-at.bofh.it> <wlyQG-3tJ-9@gated-at.bofh.it> <wlCKC-5YT-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <wlEt4-6Ov-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | Unorganized |
On 2018-08-11, Pétùr <peturvilj@gmail.com> wrote: > Le 11/08/2018 à 16:03, Curt a écrit : >> There was a lengthy discussion, but within it I don't remember anyone >> detailing the numerous reasons (or any reason at all) executing plain >> 'su' is a "really bad idea," (where I'm reading "really bad idea" to >> mean having unintended and very detrimental consequences to the >> hapless user). > > Sorry I missed the discussion (it was during my vacation). I read it > quickly and, indeed, there is no proper explanation why old "su" is > dangerous to use or a bad idea. > > No one said the old su was dangerous or a bad idea. The new su came about because "all other distributions are using the implementations from util-linux." https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=833256 What was said here (in the NEWS or NOTES or some official document quoted in this thread) was that executing "su" without any arguments rather than "su -" was a very bad idea (so that those bitten by the fact the new, improved su doesn't reset the PATH are kind of getting what they deserve anyway for being ignorant). -- "She was a blank wall, fresh painted." Louise Erdrich, Love Medicine
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New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Pétùr <peturvilj@gmail.com> - 2018-08-11 11:50 +0200
Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Stefan Krusche <linux@stefan-krusche.de> - 2018-08-11 12:00 +0200
Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-08-11 16:10 +0200
Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Samuel Henrique <samueloph@debian.org> - 2018-08-11 17:50 +0200
Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Pétùr <peturvilj@gmail.com> - 2018-08-11 18:00 +0200
Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-08-11 19:10 +0200
Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2018-08-11 13:50 +0200
Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Pétùr <peturvilj@gmail.com> - 2018-08-11 18:00 +0200
Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-08-13 14:50 +0200
Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Darac Marjal <mailinglist@darac.org.uk> - 2018-08-13 15:10 +0200
Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> - 2018-08-13 15:40 +0200
Re: New su behavior in util-linux 2.32 Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2018-08-14 11:00 +0200
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