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