1) check ownership on the dir
2) is there a user "frank" ?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
On 6/15/00, 7:03:31 PM, "Ernest N. Wilcox Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
regarding Re: [expert] Mdk71 - su question !:
> On Wed, 14 Jun 2000 - Andre Steden, you wrote:
> | Hello,
> |
> | if i login as root an console 1 and want to switch to another
user with
> | su frank
> | i get :
> | bash: /dev/tty1: permission denied
> | (with Mandrake 7.1)
> |
> | i tried the same with Mdk7.0 - there is no such message.
> |
> | bye
> | --
> | Andre Steden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I just tried this with 7.0, and got the "permission denied" responce
as well.
> Try becomming a superuser, then the other user and it will work - but
you
> will still be logged onto your first user's home folder.
> So using user1 and user2 for the two user id's, when you log in as
yourself,
> you will see [user1@localhost user1],
> then become the superuser, [root@localhost user1],
> and filally become the second user, [user2@localhost user1]
> If I understand correctly, the denial of permission to direct user id
changes
> is a security feature which keeps regular users from switching their
identity at
> will (even if you know the second user's passsword).
> If you know another user's id and password, this is not much of a
hindrence,
> but it is still an inconvenience to have to log out and then back in
as the
> other user. However it does prevent non authorized user id changes.
> HTH,
> --
> ___________________________
> Ernie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
