From 7ffc398e1c386925826c42a30ff10ae84e79378f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:09:49 +0100 Subject: hurd/translator/term: Terminal leak is related to privilege separation. --- hurd/translator/term.mdwn | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) (limited to 'hurd') diff --git a/hurd/translator/term.mdwn b/hurd/translator/term.mdwn index 667677a7..78c83276 100644 --- a/hurd/translator/term.mdwn +++ b/hurd/translator/term.mdwn @@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ The *term* translator implements POSIX termios discipline. good news the terminal leak is related to privilege separation + +[[tschwinge]] confirming (using `ssh -t [machine] tty`) that with privilege +separation enabled there is this problem, and once disabled it goes away. + I love how, as an unknowing by-stander, that is somehow good news :-) :) @@ -38,6 +42,9 @@ The *term* translator implements POSIX termios discipline. ah, yes, both definitely good news. Congrats on the progress. i remember we used to disable privilege separation in the past i'll have to dig what made us use it + +[[news/2010-09]]. + interesting, screen seems to be affected nonetheless so it's something common to both screen and ssh privsep apparently, what sshd+privse and screen have in common is a fifo -- cgit v1.2.3