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[linux-security] /bin/login problem
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Dedrick)
Wed Sep 2 14:04:09 1998
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1998 12:53:44 -0500 (EST)
From: Eric Dedrick <dedrick@physics.purdue.edu>
To: linux-security@redhat.com
Resent-From: linux-security@redhat.com
Resent-Reply-To: linux-security@redhat.com
I would be surprised if someone hasn't encountered this already, but I
haven't found any discussion of the nature of this problem. I run RehHat
5.0. If a user makes a mistake in the login process such as the
following:
login: mistake
password: xxx
Login incorrect!
login: username
password xxxx
bash$
a ps will show, among other things,
2333 /bin/login --mistake.
Since some users accidentally type their password at the login prompt,
this is a concern.
Is this a well known problem and what should I do to fix it.
Thanks.
Eric Dedrick
dedrick@physics.purdue.edu
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