* Henti Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [19-02-2003 10:25]: > > I have checked and verified correct ownership of /bin/su, and made sure the >permission is set correctly. I found this info here. > > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=23378&highlight=authentication+error > > Root can su to normal users, but the error I recieve with all of my normal users >is: > > su: authentication failure > > Sorry. > > Make sure your user has a valid shell in /etc/passwd /bin/sh is not valid, I'm not >sure if this effects "su" but I knwo that if my user is /bin/sh I cannot ssh into the >machine > I suspect this is related.
I think valid shell is determined by checking if user's shell is listed in /etc/shells. -- Bruno Lustosa, aka Lofofora | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Network Administrator/Web Programmer | ICQ UIN: 1406477 Rio de Janeiro - Brazil |
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