On Wed, 02 Oct 2002, you wrote: > But, the remote setting of TTYPROMPT does matter. you can not succeed in > login without remotely changing the TTYPROMPT. This is also the bug > mentioned in Jonathan's original letter (bid:5531). I have heard several conflicting reports on this matter and there are at least two published exploits for the Solaris login overflow (by mat@monkey.org and morgan@sexter.com) that do *not* explicitly set the TTYPROMPT environment variable. If somone (perhaps somone from Sun) could clarify this matter once and for all i would be most gratefull. -tb0b -- tb0b, Nietzschean. No Religion. No Flag. No Phear. http://bitterness.primitive-incision.co.uk/ ------------------------------------------------ `Who said anything about cutting you up man? I just wanted to carve a little `z' on your forehead.' -Dr Gonzo, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vagas" ------------------------------------------------
