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Hi,
What could be the reason that I cannot su to root ??? The password is definitely the right one, I checked it also by typing it as a command ...
- 03-21-2008 #1Just Joined!
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no "su root" possible
Hi,
What could be the reason that I cannot su to root ??? The password is definitely the right one, I checked it also by typing it as a command in cli in cleartext, and if I completely log off and log in as root it works, but logging in as user and then su to root - not working. ?
- 03-21-2008 #2Linux Guru
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- 03-21-2008 #3Just Joined!
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I'm guessing that you haven't added yourself to the 'wheel' group.
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my guess is that "su" defaults as root. try just "su" then enter your root password. if you had a user named johndoe, to "switch to user" would be "su johndoe" other than that "su" alone switches the user to root.
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You are exactly right.
Originally Posted by ninjamaster 
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