Cant su root

scriptOwl · n00b Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 22

Hi All

For some reason, out the blue, I can't su to root. I can ssh in as root no problem though ??? I haven't changed any groups or anything. I did recently upgrade to kernel 2.6.15-r1. I saw some similar threads which suggested making sure root is part of group wheel, which it is.

Any thoughts ?

brianahr · Apprentice Joined: 07 Oct 2004 Posts: 236 Location: USA

Is your normal (non-root) user in the wheel group as well? Ie, if you want to su as a user, your user will need to be in the wheel group.
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neylitalo · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 81

aqu · Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:22 pm Post subject:

i bet you need command

sternklang · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:13 am Post subject:

Perhaps you should take a look at this forum thread: Problems with su? Read this. It points to several FAQs and forum threads on the subject.

scriptOwl · n00b Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 22

Wow, thanks for the great responses guys.

I tried