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Re: Logging-in using ssh elevates the user privilege.


> Hi Andrew,
> 
> On Mar  8 23:46, Takashi Yano wrote:
> > Hi Corinna,
> > 
> > Thanks for your advice.
> > 
> > On Fri, 8 Mar 2019 15:11:18 +0100 Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > > > In Linux, connect() in the client returns befor the
> > > > server calls accept(). However, in cygwin, connect()
> > > > does not return until the server calls accept().
> > > 
> > > This is a result of the handshake to exchange credentials for
> > > getpeereid().  To workaround this issue, try building screen
> > > with a tweak.  Server and as client should call
> > > 
> > >   setsockopt (sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PEERCRED, NULL, 0);
> > > 
> > > before calling accept or connect.
> > 
> > Following your advice, I tried the patch attached and
> > confirmed the problem regarding -Q option is solved.
> 
> any chance to rebuild screen with the patch from
> https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2019-03/msg00167.html

Sure, will do. Thanks to both of y'all for solving this.
Andrew


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