Subject: Re: can't su
To: Spark Stuff <netbsd@zapcom.net>
From: Grey Wolf <greywolf@siva.captech.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 01/08/1997 12:47:05
Spark Stuff sez:
/*
* Sorry if I'm asking too many questions....but I have finnaly figured out
* adding users and have now added ttyp0 as a secure port, but when I try to
* do "su" or "su -" , it then askes for the password and I type in the
* password for root and it then tells me BAD su for ROOT...what am I doing
* wrong, is there a file I need to configure first?
1. You need to make sure you're really typing the right password -- check
for typos, et al.
2. 'secure' has bearing only on ROOT LOGINS, and has no effect on other
root access mechanisms such as remote shells (rsh/ssh) or su from an
already existing shell.
*/
--*greywolf;