have you tried to login as root via ssh or telnet? have you tried to login as root via ctrl+Alt+ f3? have you started as "linux 3" at the lilo start (hit tab instead of timeout?)
On Sunday 30 December 2001 12:44, you wrote: > I'm pretty sure I'm having that problem with Bastille limiting filesizes > which prevents me from su to root. but all of the fixes I've found require > logging in as root, which I'm unable to do. For those unfamiliar with this > problem, issuing the su command and entering the password yields the > following message > > [jason@localhost jason]$ su > Password: > File size limit exceeded > [jason@localhost jason]$ su - > Password: > File size limit exceeded > [jason@localhost jason]$ > > some have speculated that using the - switch would change the result. > apparently I've circumvented this. again, logging in as root fails, even > after changing every varible I can think of. > > I've also nosed around for a local vunrability to gain root access, but > since I've installed all of the patches and locked down everything except > port 6000 (X11), I have nothing. > > Is there something I can do to fix this _without_ reinstalling? feel free > to taunt and ridicule me in your reply.
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