Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:37:26 +0100 From: John McAree <john@mcaree.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Can't su from rxvt Message-ID: <42C2F876.8080401@mcaree.org>
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Hi, I'm currently running: FreeBSD chimaera 6.0-CURRENT-SNAP004 FreeBSD 6.0-CURRENT-SNAP004 #0: Thu Jun 2 06:12:51 UTC 2005 root@wv1u.samsco.home:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 (although the problem existed on FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE, also). I use rxvt (rxvt-2.6.4_1) when in X, and I am unable to su from it for some reason. If I `su -` or `su`, I'm prompted for root's password, however the authentication fails. If I'm logged in from the console, or running gnome-terminal, I can su to root just fine. Also, if I use rxvt and ssh out (to my laptop say), then ssh back, I can su just fine. I'm incredibly confused. Does anyone have any idea why this could be happening? Thanks in advance, John.
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