Re: Random root shell on logon screen

2013-01-27 Thread Bob Proulx
C.T.F. Jansen wrote: > >> A Debian wheezy server sometimes shows root shells on the logon window. > > >You say Debian Wheezy. Good. You say services thin clients. How? > >By what methods are the thin clients serviced? Are they NFS diskless? > >Are they X terminals using XDMCP? Other? > > Its

Re: Random root shell on logon screen

2013-01-27 Thread C.T.F. Jansen
>> A Debian wheezy server sometimes shows root shells on the logon window. >You say Debian Wheezy. Good. You say services thin clients. How? >By what methods are the thin clients serviced? Are they NFS diskless? >Are they X terminals using XDMCP? Other? Its an xfce4 based system. The root

Re: Random root shell on logon screen

2013-01-23 Thread Bob Proulx
frank.jan...@actrix.co.nz wrote: > A Debian wheezy server sometimes shows root shells on the logon window. > The system services a number of thin clients with public access. This is a > critical security problem. Please describe this further. I cannot recreate your report. Actually I don't fully

Random root shell on logon screen

2013-01-23 Thread frank . jansen
Greetings, A Debian wheezy server sometimes shows root shells on the logon window. The system services a number of thin clients with public access. This is a critical security problem. The root shell window is a white rectangle overlaying the actual login pane. Any information would be appreciate