linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.25.3: su gets stuck for root

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Message-ID: <483333E8.1090200@t-online.de>
Date:	Tue, 20 May 2008 22:26:16 +0200
From:	Harald Dunkel <harald.dunkel@...nline.de>
To:	david@...g.hm
CC:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.25.3: su gets stuck for root

david@...g.hm wrote:
> 
> try killing syslog and then see if you continue to have the problem. 
> It's possible that what's happening is syslog is getting stuck and su is 
> sitting waiting for syslog to process the log entry.
> 

No improvement: I killed syslogd, and yet stty gets stuck.

But surely it was a smart idea.


Regards

Harri

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