----- Original Message ----- 
From: "akhiezer" <[email protected]>
To: "LFS Support List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2013 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: [lfs-support] 'su' command does not take effect
 
> 
> Ignore PAM just now (or indeed forever); 'su -' should work ok without it.

OK! I agree.

> Do you have the parameter 'SU_WHEEL_ONLY' set in /etc/login.defs ? If so, to 
> what value?

Yes, but I think it does not matter, because I can not switch from a normal 
user to another normal user yet. 
In fact, I wonder why 'su' can not do what it should do - just switching user 
without prompting privilege. 
Switching to root has to be 'next step'.

> Can you login as root directly on tty1 ?

Does it matter?

> What happens if you create the 'wheel' group and put your own non-root 
> username 
> into it? After that, can you 'su -' ok? If not, can you 'su' (without the 
> '-') 
> ok?

If I just want to switch to a normal user, is there any help provided by the 
'wheel' group?
Do I have to create it?
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