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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!mips!mips!sdd.hp.com!usc!rpi!uwm.edu!miller.cs.uwm.edu!jimj
From: jimj@miller.cs.uwm.edu (James Jegers)
Subject: su hangs doing sysloging
Message-ID: <1992Aug12.205852.4726@uwm.edu>
Keywords: hangs, bugs
Sender: jimj@miller.cs.uwm.edu
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 20:58:52 GMT
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   We have been noticing some problems when we login and try to
   su to root.  The su command SOMETIMES just hangs, I never get a prompt...  
   Sometimes if we do something in another window it will finish and
   get a root shell.

   I have applied the 2 patches to the kernel.  I have also noticed 
   that it seems to hapen a lot when we are running X. I put print statements
   in the su command, and it is hanging on doing the openlog(syslog.....)

   Does this mean that there is somthing wrong with /dev/console?
   Or the xconsole program? or syslog?  Anybody have any idea's?
   Thanks

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