66978 – the included /etc/profile doesnt work when username != root

Bug 66978 - the included /etc/profile doesnt work when username != root

Summary: the included /etc/profile doesnt work when username != root

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2004-10-10 07:08 UTC by Thijs Dalhuijsen
Modified:	2004-10-10 18:08 UTC (History)
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Description Thijs Dalhuijsen 2004-10-10 07:08:52 UTC

-- etc/profile:
     11 
     12 if [ `/usr/bin/whoami` = 'root' ]
     13 then

should be 
     11 
     12 if [ $UID = 0 ]
     13 then
or maybe even
$EUID = 0 
but i think (since its profile) the first...



Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.change root to something else
2.login
3.echo $PATH



since imho one of the first things you do to up your security is change the name of 'root' its pretty 
severe, well, unhandy at least :)

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2004-10-10 18:08:49 UTC

this is already fixed in cvs ;)

if [ "$EUID" = 0 ] || [ "`/bin/whoami`" = 'root' ]; then