Package: login Version: 1:4.1.1-1 Severity: minor Hi,
login keeps the file /etc/passwd open with waits for the return from the shell. % ps fax 1846 ? Ss+ 0:00 /bin/login -- 1898 vc/1 S+ 0:00 \_ /bin/bash /usr/bin/startx 1924 vc/1 S+ 0:00 \_ xinit /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc -- /etc/X11/xini # ls -l /proc/$(pidof login)/fd insgesamt 0 lrwx------ 1 root root 64 5. Apr 00:46 0 -> /dev/vc/1 lrwx------ 1 root root 64 5. Apr 00:46 1 -> /dev/vc/1 lrwx------ 1 root root 64 5. Apr 00:46 2 -> /dev/vc/1 lr-x------ 1 root root 64 5. Apr 00:46 4 -> /etc/passwd lr-x------ 1 root root 64 5. Apr 00:46 5 -> pipe:[3131] lr-x------ 1 root root 64 5. Apr 00:46 6 -> /dev/urandom lrwx------ 1 root root 64 5. Apr 00:46 7 -> socket:[3059] Why does it keep this file open? Is it really necessary? Bye, Jörg. -- System Information: Debian Release: unstable/experimental APT prefers unstable APT policy: (900, 'unstable'), (700, 'experimental') Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Kernel: Linux 2.6.25-rc8 Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages login depends on: ii libc6 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libpam-modules 0.99.7.1-6 Pluggable Authentication Modules f ii libpam-runtime 0.99.7.1-6 Runtime support for the PAM librar ii libpam0g 0.99.7.1-6 Pluggable Authentication Modules l login recommends no packages. -- no debconf information
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