Subject: Re: can't su
To: M. Bartosh <bartosh@tamu.edu>
From: Dr. Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 08/26/1998 13:10:02
On Wed, 26 Aug 1998, M. Bartosh wrote:

> Hmm- was trying to fix the IPNAT problem I had remotely, but I can't su! 
> This line come straight from /etc/group:
> 
> wheel:*:0:root:bartosh
                ^  should be a comma.

> vipw says password file is busy.... I suppose this is a security feature 
> since I'm not running as root? Or is something more up-

Yes, though the message's not the most illuminating.

Take care,

Bill