Bug 172847 - su does not prompt for password on copy of root
Summary: su does not prompt for password on copy of root
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 172846
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: coreutils
Version: 4
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Tim Waugh
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-11-10 15:32 UTC by Bob Findlay
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2005-11-10 15:40:06 UTC
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Description Bob Findlay 2005-11-10 15:32:58 UTC 
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Description of problem:
we have a 2nd "root" account called "system" which has the same uid/gid as root.  a normal user can su to system without giving a password

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
coreutils-5.2.1-48.1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.vipw    duplicate the root entry.  rename the 2nd on system
2.do the same in the shadow password
3.log in as a normal user
4. su - system

  

Actual Results:  
and no prompt for a password is given - you just become system

Expected Results:  should prompt for system password`

Additional info:
Comment 1 Tim Waugh 2005-11-10 15:40:06 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 172846 ***
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