why can't I su to root

iandow · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:40 pm Post subject: why can't I su to root

I'm having problems with "su root" on my Gentoo box. I'm sure I've got the right password, because I can ssh in as root just fine. Is there a configuration file somewhere that can be used to deny access to root via su?

Thanks for any help.

-ian

deadboi · n00b Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 13

Is the user you are trying to su from in the wheel group?

iandow · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:55 pm Post subject:

your the man! Thanks.

-ian

mark_alec · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:22 am Post subject:

Moved from Networking & Security to Duplicate Threads.

See https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-23378.html