Re: [linux-security] Things NOT to put in root's crontab [via

[jenkins () DPW COM (Colin Jenkins)]

> > Ie,  create a real path of a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/etc/passwd
> > Then create a path of      b/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/a/etc
>
> Beware. If you create these directories, then try to cd to the end, you
> will get logged out.
> I have just been experimenting with > 500 subdirectories, and repeatedly
> get logged out when cd'ing to the end.
>                              Squidge - The Guild
>                           trmatthe () comp brad ac uk


I'd bet your shell is dying.  You are very likely overlowing an internal
buffer holding the characters of the current working directory.  To find out
for certain, log in once, then start a second shell by typing your shell name.
When you try traversing the directories and the subshell dies, you ought to
be returned to your log in shell.


                                                        Colin
                                                        jenkins () dpw com