Bug#659832: new version of login causes error messages on execution

2013-12-08 Thread Eriberto
Ok. sux appears dead by the upstream and orphan in Debian. So, I am using: $ xhost + $ su - I know this is generical, but is a solution now. I wrote this to help beginners. Regards, Eriberto -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe"

Bug#659832: new version of login causes error messages on execution

2013-02-25 Thread Eriberto
Sure. Login should be fixed. It is a simple solution when we waiting the fix. []s 2013/2/25 Francois Gouget : > It should work the same way. It's still an ugly workaround. login should > be fixed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscr

Bug#659832: new version of login causes error messages on execution

2013-02-25 Thread Francois Gouget
On Mon, 25 Feb 2013, Eriberto wrote: > Hey! A new fact! > > When logged as common user and using Konsole (KDE), I perceived if a > tab is using "sux -" to get root, all others tabs using "su -" will > be able to open graphical programs. It is a simple solution to avoid > the "Crtl C" problem. >

Bug#659832: new version of login causes error messages on execution

2013-02-25 Thread Eriberto
Hey! A new fact! When logged as common user and using Konsole (KDE), I perceived if a tab is using "sux -" to get root, all others tabs using "su -" will be able to open graphical programs. It is a simple solution to avoid the "Crtl C" problem. Can anyone test it over others graphical consoles a

Bug#659832: new version of login causes error messages on execution

2013-02-22 Thread hu
Ok. I agree,too; 1 jahr später. (Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam) This workaround helps for me: a) ~/.bash_aliases: alias sux='/home/uwe/bin/mysux' b) ~/bin/mysux: #!/bin/bash echo "als Ersatz ausgeführt für sux:" $0 #cookie=`xauth list $DISPLAY` ###from http://stackoverflow.com/quest

Bug#659832: new version of login causes error messages on execution (a solution)

2012-09-02 Thread Eriberto
Ok. I agree. Regrads. 2012/9/2 Francois Gouget : > On Wed, 22 Aug 2012, Eriberto wrote: >> You can use: >> $ su -p or $ su -m > > This can be used as an imperfect workaround but it is not the same at > all. 'su -p' and 'su -m' preserve the current user environment whereas > 'sux -' resets it enti

Bug#659832: new version of login causes error messages on execution (a solution)

2012-09-02 Thread Francois Gouget
On Wed, 22 Aug 2012, Eriberto wrote: > You can use: > > $ su -p > > or > > $ su -m > > instead sux -. This can be used as an imperfect workaround but it is not the same at all. 'su -p' and 'su -m' preserve the current user environment whereas 'sux -' resets it entirely. What's really neede

Bug#659832: new version of login causes error messages on execution (a solution)

2012-08-22 Thread Eriberto
You can use: $ su -p or $ su -m instead sux -. Regards, Eriberto - Brazil -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Bug#659832: new version of login causes error messages on execution

2012-03-09 Thread phiebie
It not only is annoying, but on the brink of corrupting the system! Open as an user a xterm, sux in it, run aptitude herin and select one or more packages to be updated/reinstalled or whatsoever. When the files are fetched from the server, aptitude of course wants to install them. The first mess

Bug#659832: new version of login causes error messages on execution

2012-03-09 Thread Francois Gouget
I agree that this is very annoying, especially the part about Ctrl+C no working and killing the current shell. I also think this is a bug in su itself caused by the fix to bug #628843. So I reported it as bug #663200 against the login package: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=6