From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 17 16:45:47 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C09D916A400 for ; Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:45:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jtriende@wisc.edu) Received: from smtp5.wiscmail.wisc.edu (heimdall.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.159]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF48C43D49 for ; Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:45:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jtriende@wisc.edu) Received: from avs-daemon.smtp5.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtp5.wiscmail.wisc.edu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.08 (built Sep 22 2005)) id <0IXV00B2HL7NA4@smtp5.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:45:23 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [128.104.10.240] by smtp5.wiscmail.wisc.edu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.08 (built Sep 22 2005)) with ESMTPSA id <0IXV002XGL7M5U@smtp5.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:45:22 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:45:21 -0500 From: James Riendeau To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <4D97E3A0-1416-4166-B9A4-EDDEAA858973@wisc.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.749.3) Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=0.0.0.0 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-7, Version=5.1.2.240295, Antispam-Engine: 2.3.0.1, Antispam-Data: 2006.4.17.92105, SenderIP=0.0.0.0 Subject: su to root not prompting for a password 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: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:45:47 -0000 I upgraded to 6.1 RC-1 from 5.4, and when I su to root, it's not prompting for a password. I created a new account, and it does the same thing there. If the user is in the wheel group, it drops to the # prompt. If not, it echos the BAD SU attempt error message. I think it has something to do with PAM, but the documentation is not exactly written for those of us who don't have MS/Ph.D.'s in computer science. Does anyone know how to fix this? I thought I followed all the directions in /usr/src/UPDATING, but I must have done something wrong, probably while using mergemaster. My apologies if this has already been asked, but the search function on lists.freebsd.org won't let me access other search result pages beyond the first, and google didn't help. Many thanks, James Riendeau MMI Computer Support Technician 1300 University Ave Rm. 436, Dept. of MedMicro Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608) 262-3351 After-hours Phone: (608) 260-2696 Fax: (608) 262-8418 Email: jtriende@wisc.edu