On 5/9/05, Drew Tomlinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snip>
> To test the various new passwords, I used this string of commands after
> each attempt to set root's password:
> 
> sh-2.05b# su <user>
> su(pam_unix)[1911]:  session opened for user <user> by (uid=0)
> bash-2.05b$ su
> Password:
> setgid: Operation not permitted

Because of the setgid error I don't think it is a password problem. 
The normal output on wrong passwords are:

# su
Password:
su: Authentication failure
Sorry.

Something else (pam?) is not allowing you to become root.

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