Paul Vojta wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 14:37:35 +0930 > > From: Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: debian-sparc <[email protected]> > > Subject: strange su error > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Has anyone else had a problem with su from unstable? When trying to su > > to root, after entering the correct password, I get the following: "su: > > cannot set groups: Operation not permitted" > > > > The call to initgroups is failing and after a little investigation, so > > would setgid and setuid. All are failing with EPERM. > > > > shellutils: 1.16-6.4 > > libc6: 2.1.1-9 > > kernel: 2.2.10 > > > > Any ideas? Thanks, > > Michael. > > You need to do: > > chmod 4755 /bin/su > > And so does the package maintainer. :=)
That fixed it.. thanks! -- ? Michael Gratton - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ! "So, what's the deal with Auntie Gerschwitz et all?" > http://web.vee.net/
