Try ssh'ing into the machine as root. ssh -l root localhost
That should work, and give you root access. You could always login in single user mode. tdh -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- T. Holmes | UNIXTECHS.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | UIN: 17021091 -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 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. | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? | Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com ----------------------------- Uptime ------------------------------- 1:29PM up 67 days, 2:09, 5 users, load averages: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------
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