From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 7 15:27:29 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF86B16A4CE for ; Sun, 7 Mar 2004 15:27:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from mgr2.xmission.com (mgr2.xmission.com [198.60.22.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E80643D2D for ; Sun, 7 Mar 2004 15:27:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from llewelly@xmission.com) Received: from [198.60.22.201] (helo=mgr1.xmission.com) by mgr2.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1B07g8-0007hs-02; Sun, 07 Mar 2004 16:27:28 -0700 Received: from [198.60.22.20] (helo=xmission.xmission.com) by mgr1.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1B07g8-0004Br-Qd; Sun, 07 Mar 2004 16:27:28 -0700 Received: from llewelly by xmission.xmission.com with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1B07g8-0007RK-00; Sun, 07 Mar 2004 16:27:28 -0700 To: Ogre Stormbringer References: <20040307205258.GB19009@iglou.com> From: llewelly@xmission.com Date: 07 Mar 2004 16:27:28 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20040307205258.GB19009@iglou.com> Message-ID: Lines: 28 User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/21.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on mgr1.xmission.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=8.0 tests=NO_REAL_NAME autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: llewelly@xmission.com X-SA-Exim-Version: 3.1 (built Wed Aug 20 09:38:54 PDT 2003) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: su: Sorry X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 23:27:29 -0000 Ogre Stormbringer writes: > So what does it take to use su anymore? > > I've got a new install of FreeBSD 5.2.1 (installed from 5.1 > cds, cvsup'ed to 5.2.1) with XFree86-4.3.0. When I start X, open > a terminal (tried it so far on aterm, eterm, and xterm) and try > to "su -", I get: > > Password: > su: Sorry [snip] Maybe you have weird chars in your pw, that your terminals do not like. Try changing your password to something with all chars between acii 33 and ascii 126, inclusive. (see 'man ascii'). Some window managers (e.g, enlightenment) will eat keys if you have mistakes in config files, so if your wm config is customized double check it. Finally - I never put backquote in a password, because that's my prefix char in screen, and I use screen all the time. I am running 5.2p2 (cvsuped from RELENG_5_2 about 1 month before 5.2.1 came out.) and su works great for me, in X or on console.