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H-Pi
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 Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 4:26 pm Post subject: member of wheel, cannot su |
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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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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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| just a lousy guess but maybe you need to log out and back in with your regular user? |
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H-Pi
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 4:38 pm Post subject: hm |
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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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pjp
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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If you've rebooted, it shouldn't matter. 'exit' will log a user out.
Also, take a look at /etc/suauth
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# to-id:from-id:ACTION
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root:ALL EXCEPT GROUP wheel:DENY |
This will allow anyone in the wheel group to su to root.
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Beattie
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| type `id` as the user in question and see if you are REALLY a member of wheel |
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klieber
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: hm |
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| 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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pjp
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: hm |
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| 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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rphillips
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| Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2002 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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make sure /sbin/su has the SUID bit set.
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