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Is the Debian forum the correct place to ask about problems with su in CentOS? If so, here's the problem: I have no problem logging in as root from a ...
  1. 07-30-2005 #1
    vsnyder
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    CentOS and su

    Is the Debian forum the correct place to ask about problems with su in CentOS?

    If so, here's the problem:

    I have no problem logging in as root from a text console (alt-ctrl-F1 when KDE is running, for example). BUT... if I try "su -" in an xterm after loggin in to my own account, and then give the root password (the one that works on text consoles), it says "su: incorrect password".

    Why does this happen, and what can I do so it won't happen?
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    CentOS is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux so the Red Hat/Fedora forum is probably best.

    As for "su -", any reason you want to make it a login shell? Why not just "su"?

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    I use CentOS and I tried your problem out in Konsole...try using just su instead..should meet your need, su - wont meet your needs
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