Subject: Re: su and /bin/sh
To: Kouichirou Hiratsuka <hira@po6.nsk.ne.jp>
From: Vincent <10.50@free.fr>
List: current-users
Date: 03/23/2005 19:05:32
Konishiwa,
> I'm using /bin/sh as root's shell. With recent -current, if I
> switch to root with "su -", Ctrl-C does not work properly. It
> can't interrupt any programs.
>
> % su -
> Password:
> # sleep 10
> ^C^C^C^C^C#
>
> I hit Ctrl-C 5 times immediately, but the prompt appeared after
> 10 seconds... This does not happen without "-" or with direct
> login as root.
>
> Anyone else seeing this?
It doesn't happen with 3.99.1/[t]csh. But it does if I do an exec sh and
retry it.
Sayonara,
Vincent