From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 7 01:53:14 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75D3716A512 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:53:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jmanfffreak@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc2-s13.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s13.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.149]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5319D43CC9 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:52:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jmanfffreak@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.250.43]) by bay0-omc2-s13.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:52:55 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:52:55 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.250.200 by by115fd.bay115.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:52:50 GMT X-Originating-IP: [68.73.113.250] X-Originating-Email: [jmanfffreak@hotmail.com] X-Sender: jmanfffreak@hotmail.com From: "john Mish III" To: questions@FreeBSD.org Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:52:50 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 Dec 2006 01:52:55.0416 (UTC) FILETIME=[69D2AF80:01C719A2] X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:33:08 +0000 Cc: Subject: su to root denied? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:53:14 -0000 I get this error message when I try to su to anything, either from root or to root, and I don't know why. $ su su: not running setuid Is there a config file that should be set..or what. This is preventing me from starting up some applications, even as root! ext57# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server forcestart Starting mysql. su: not running setuid Please help me as fast as you possibly can. Thanks! _________________________________________________________________ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC.  Get a free 90-day trial! http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000002msn/direct/01/?href=http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.windowsonecare.com/?sc_cid=msn_hotmail