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  1. 11-23-2011 #1
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    Odd issue with putty

    Coworker says he logs into putty as his normal login, lets say jsmith but when he runs ID on the server he is logged onto it shows root user instead. also the CL prompt information says root@serverinquestion. Any reason for this?
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  2. 11-23-2011 #2
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    have him check the PS1 variable:
    Code:
    echo $PS1
    and
    Code:
    echo $USER
    maybe id is aliased to a sudo command:

    Code:
    which id
    check sudo commands:
    Code:
    sudo -l
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    It probably uses root's UID and GID.
    To verify it:
    Code:
    id root
id jsmith
    Those settings are stored in /etc/passwd
    That's where they can be changed.
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