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I have a similar problem, but only after I use X.  I can su perfectly 
fine before using X, and I can su perfectly fine while using X (and a 
terminal window), but after exiting X, if I want to su, I have to reboot.

Ivan Voras wrote:

> What could be the reasons for "su root" to not work?
>
> I have a user that's in wheel group. Logging in as root works on the 
> console, but su-ing from the user just writes 'Sorry', like the 
> password's wrong. There are no clues in log files.
>
> /etc/pam.d/su is identical to another machine where everything works ok.
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