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DiskDoc
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PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2002 8:03 pm    Post subject: "su" command not working properly Reply with quote

I haven't quite figured out why I can't use "su" as user to gain root access.. The error returned is "permission denied", not "incorrect password".
The Gentoo kernel is compiled with medium security but I browsed the customizable options and didn't see anything su-access related.

Hmm..creating and poking around with /etc/suauth didn't help either.
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PostPosted: Sun May 05, 2002 8:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Make sure your non-root user is in the "wheel" group.
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PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2002 4:36 am    Post subject: Re: "su" command not working properly Reply with quote

DiskDoc wrote:
I can't use "su" as user to gain root access

Please check the sixth question in the Installation section of the Gentoo Linux FAQ
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