[CentOS] Re: su, context(selinux?) 2nd prompt

Mon Jan 23 15:06:35 UTC 2006
Rex Dieter <rdieter at math.unl.edu>

Maciej Żenczykowski wrote:

> Weird, I'm not seeing this...

Are using an selinux-enabled CentOS 4.2 (or RHEL4U2) box?

-- Rex

> On Mon, 23 Jan 2006, Rex Dieter wrote:
> 
>> With a recent update of CentOS4, su's behavior has changed, in that after
>> prompting for password, also prompts for (selinux?) context.  I'm seeing
>> something like:
>> $ su
>> Password:
>> Your default context is root:system_r:unconfined_t.
>>
>> Do you want to choose a different one? [n]
>>
>>
>> kde's kdesu barfs on this second prompt.  Any way to disable this second
>> prompt?
>>
>> -- Rex