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H-Pi
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 4:26 pm    Post subject: member of wheel, cannot su Reply with quote

when I do su, logged in with my own user, I get a Permission Denied after typing the pass

but with the same pass I can login as root

the user belongs to wheel in /etc/group so that's not the problem

what can it be else?
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metalhedd
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

just a lousy guess but maybe you need to log out and back in with your regular user?
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 4:38 pm    Post subject: hm Reply with quote

I rebooted several times, but logout, I shall take a look

I don't know the command for a logout, but I'll tka ea look at google or smthng
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you've rebooted, it shouldn't matter. 'exit' will log a user out.

Also, take a look at /etc/suauth
Code:
#
# to-id:from-id:ACTION
#
root:ALL EXCEPT GROUP wheel:DENY

This will allow anyone in the wheel group to su to root.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 5:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

type `id` as the user in question and see if you are REALLY a member of wheel
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 5:10 pm    Post subject: Re: hm Reply with quote

H-Pi wrote:
I rebooted several times, but logout, I shall take a look

I don't know the command for a logout, but I'll tka ea look at google or smthng


logout is just that -- 'logout'. However, if you've rebooted, then that accomplishes the same thing. (though it's a sledgehammer approach :))

--kurt
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 5:12 pm    Post subject: Re: hm Reply with quote

klieber wrote:
H-Pi wrote:
I rebooted several times, but logout, I shall take a look

I don't know the command for a logout, but I'll tka ea look at google or smthng


logout is just that -- 'logout'. However, if you've rebooted, then that accomplishes the same thing. (though it's a sledgehammer approach :))

--kurt


I can't recall why I thought logout didn't work.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 5:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

make sure /sbin/su has the SUID bit set.

Code:

chmod +s /bin/su
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