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Date:      Sun, 18 Mar 2001 14:05:48 -0500 (EST)
From:      Dorens Jay <jdorens73@mail.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Can't su to root in X in 4.3-BETA
Message-ID:  <381827745.984942348922.JavaMail.root@web349-mc>

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Just upgraded to 4.3-BETA from 4.2-STABLE. Now I find I cannot su to root f=
rom a console window in X (XFree86-3.3.6 with Gnome/Sawfish).  Even if I en=
ter the correct password, the su login gets rejected (and yes, user is memb=
er of wheel group). However, in a plain console (not  in X), I CAN su to ro=
ot as a regular user. Prior to upgrading to  4.3-BETA (kernel + userland), =
I was able to su to root in X in  4.2-STABLE.  =20

I tried putting `secure=B4 after the ttyp entries in /etc/ttys but that did=
n=B4t help. On a separate box using 4.2-STABLE I upgraded only the kernel t=
o 4.3-BETA (same 4.2-STABLE userland), and the problem still occurred - cou=
ldn=B4t su to root in X. Is the problem in the kernel? =20

How do I fix this? Is there a kernel option that needs to be activated? Tha=
nks in advance.

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