[opensuse] su password problem
Hello, Trying to use su from my account to get to root and I get the following error; me@example.server:/home> su Password: Permissions on the password database may be too restrictive. su: incorrect password <snip> I can log in directly as root with the password, but I cannot su to it. Any ideas how to correct this? Thank you, James -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 11:49 AM, James D. Parra
Hello,
Trying to use su from my account to get to root and I get the following error;
me@example.server:/home> su Password: Permissions on the password database may be too restrictive. su: incorrect password <snip>
I can log in directly as root with the password, but I cannot su to it. Any ideas how to correct this?
Thank you,
James
Your Clue: Permissions on the password database may be too restrictive. Log in as root and set security options to SECURE, not Paranoid. Yase Security Local. -- ----------JSA--------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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