Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:14:47 +0100 From: J65nko BSD <j65nko@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X kills su Message-ID: <19861fba0412181014a473951@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <41C45B5C.9030307@vesterman.com> References: <41C45B5C.9030307@vesterman.com>
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On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 11:31:24 -0500, Robert William Vesterman <bob@vesterman.com> wrote: > After I exit from X windows, I no longer have the ability to su (to > root, at least). It doesn't even ask for my password - it just > immediately says "bad su from myacct to root". > > If I then "exit", and immediately log back in as myacct, I am able to su > to root no problem. > > I am running 5.3-STABLE, and the latest X (or very, very near it). It > happens with at least two distinct WMs (Window Maker and Fluxbox). > > Any idea? Or any further information I can provide? > > Thanks, > > Bob Vesterman. Did you change your root shell recently? Somebody on the list reported about the systems inability to run ppp from boot-up. His problem was caused by using bash as the root shell. Restoring "sh" as the root shell fixed it :)
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