su doesn't work...?

meulie · Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 7:01 pm Post subject: su doesn't work...?

Hi everyone!

the following: I am root, and I give a 'su - amavis'. But after that I am still root! :?:

(before you ask: yes, the use amavis does exist...)
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codergeek42 · Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 7:02 pm Post subject:

"su amavis -" maybe?
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meulie · Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 7:04 pm Post subject:

Nope... Still doesn't do the job...

And according to man, the syntax is: su [-] [username [args]]

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meulie · Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:03 pm Post subject:

Found it. User amavis gets by default /bin/false as shell, and then things don't work... ;-)

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codergeek42 · Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:19 pm Post subject: