i had similar problems in my case it seemed that my xf86Config file was setting my keyboard in a weird mode that when running X certain keys would be remapped. didnt see that since typing a passwd will turn off the echo...

On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 04:25, Matthew Coulson wrote:
I have a bit of a strange problem. su has stopped working. To be more specific, su to root doesn't accept the root password. Logging in as root accepts this password. This is a complete pain, as I cannot telnet in as root for administration.

It *seems* to be related to KDE/KDM, as when I'm in the console, without KDM running, I can use su. Once KDM is running I cannot su, even from a telnet session. Since I can't su from a telnet session I can't kill KDM to try and locate the problem!

Any ideas?

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