wwhcn: CSuite Administrator implementation

Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 14:02:49 -0400
From: Larry Brinton <brinton@glinx.com>
To: System Administrator <root@wwhcn.cnet.windsor.ns.ca>
cc: CSuite Testing Reports <csuite-tech@chebucto.ns.ca>
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Gerard,

Make sure you compile CSuite with -DUSE_SHADOW and bind with -lshadow

...Larry
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On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, System Administrator wrote:

> 
> I sent owut mail previously, and it went out as 'root'
> 'root' also owns /var/csuite/home/csuite (permissions: drwx------)
> 
> The password files showed:
> etc/passwd
> root:x:0:0:System Administrator,,,:/root:/bin/bash
> csuite:*::102:CSuite Administrator:/var/csuite/home/csuite:/var/csuite/bin/shell 
> 
> After logging in (many times as root), I got confused over passwords and 
> decided to use the Csuite password routine to modify 'csuite' to be the 
> same as 'root'.
> 
> I did so and problems:
> 'root' logins are no longer being accepted.
> 'csuite' logins are no longer being accepted.
> 
> I login as 'macneil', 'su', it accepts the password, gives me command 
> line prompt
> 
> su csuite, it accepts the password and gives me lynx.
> 
> ********************************************************************
> While composing and rechecking, I just noticed - no UID for 'csuite'
> 
> **** Fixing and checking .... ****
> 
> Nope.  csuite now has a UID, and 'csuite'  logins appear normal.
> 
> 'root' logins for root are still being refused.
> 
> Conclusions:
> CSuite Install did not put a UID in for CSuite Administrator
> /etc/shadow is somehow involved.
> 
> 



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