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Bug 29440 - su -l, login don't work
Summary: su -l, login don't work
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Highest normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers
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Reported: 2003-09-23 09:49 UTC by Alexey Parshin
Modified: 2003-09-23 21:08 UTC (History)
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Results of emerge info (emerge.info,1.24 KB, text/plain)
2003-09-23 09:50 UTC, Alexey Parshin 		Details
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Description Alexey Parshin 2003-09-23 09:49:20 UTC 
Attempt to use "su -l" with the user name generate a message:

star root # su -l informix
informix: informix: No such file or directory

The home directory exists. The rights on thos directory also defined correctly.
The original 'guest' user w/o the home dir also creates the same message.

star root # su -l guest   
guest: guest: No such file or directory

However, ssh -l informix localhost works fine:

star root # ssh -l informix localhost
informix@localhost's password: 
Last login: Tue Sep 23 09:47:11 2003 from localhost
informix@star informix $
Comment 1 Alexey Parshin 2003-09-23 09:50:01 UTC 
Created attachment 18208 [details]
Results of emerge info
Comment 2 Alexey Parshin 2003-09-23 09:52:08 UTC 
Attempt to execute 'login <username>' freezes the terminal:

star root # login informix
Password:
Comment 3 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2003-09-23 21:08:16 UTC 
`man su`

SYNOPSIS
       su [-] [username [args]]

as for running `login` yourself, well to be honest that should never be done :P