> > I observed a strange behavior with RH 6.1. If I telnet into a box,
> > and try "su", it gives me the password prompt all right, but after
> > entering the passwd, it takes a long (about 10-30 seconds) to give me
the
> > root shell.
>
> It's most probably something trying to do a DNS lookup on a name that
> doesn't exist and times out. See if you can find some clues in
> /var/log/messages.
>
try after configuring the hosts file on the lin box
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