Bug#350040: [Pkg-shadow-devel] Bug#350040: Simplify the investigation for this bug

[Christian Perrier]

> And it can't work because .. login isn't suid root. Without suid root
> you can't do this. Also usualy /etc/pam.d/login uses pam_securetty PAM
> module which forces login for root user only from tty's listed
> in /etc/securetty. So in case typical PAMified login adding suid root
> also can't help.

Yep, this was mentioned later by the bug submitter.

We suggested him to try setting login setuid root....it was tried (see
the bug log), but he still has issues...that I want to investigate.

> 
> Use su or sudo for gain root login.

I fully agree. I found this use of login very strange and don't
understand the rationale.

> 
> This is not a bug and IMO this case can be closed.

I'm close to do so....:)