> Od: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
> Komu: "Dunric" <dunric@centrum.cz>
> CC: current-users@NetBSD.org
> Datum: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:53:40 -0500
> Předmět: Re: Password for su no more required after upgrade !
>
> In message <S1339023AbVAQNtU/20050117134930Z+89825@mail2.centrum.cz>, "Dunric" 
> writes:
> >I upgraded NetBSD 2.0 to current from sources and now any user can su
> >to root without a password.
> >Yep, I've read /usr/src/UPDATING, I've run postinstall -s /usr/src -d
> >/ fix. Postinstall was unable to fix x11 config files only.
> >After postinstall and etcupdate I've found /etc/pam.d remains empty so I tried
> >to copy manualy pam config for su from /usr/src/etc/pam.d but it
> >solved nothing :-(
> >
> >What have to be done for authentication to be working again ?
> >
> >
> >Thx in advance
> >
> That sure sounds like root no longer has a password.  You can check 
> that by looking at /etc/master.passwd, or simply setting a new password 
> for root.
> 
>   --Prof. Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb

Unfortunately root has password. I even tried make a new password and recreated password databases with pwm_mkdb :(
I think it has something to do with su is using(linked against) PAM library now. I never used pam before so I'm now unable simply track down source of the problem.

Any help appreciated

Thx


Thomas