From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1FtpAG-0000V8-M1 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:09:53 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k5NGxMlU008736; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:59:22 GMT Received: from localhost (p54850ED2.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [84.133.14.210]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k5NGWqBe009836 for ; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:32:52 GMT Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1FtoYv-000365-H6 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:31:17 +0200 Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:31:17 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <20060623.183117.71095960.Meino.Cramer@gmx.de> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] "Back to root" forbidden ??? From: Meino Christian Cramer X-Mailer: Mew version 4.2.53 on Emacs 21.4 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: e2586522-29db-451f-8bbf-2ab7d4418d8d X-Archives-Hash: be7d2c057815608819254f3edc6142b3 Hi, I encountered a mysteriuos phenomenon: I am able to: Login as root on the console Execute "sudo" as well under the console as from a terminal under X11 (using IceWM, mrxvt) Executing "sudo" su (ok, that's kinda "recursive login", but...) I AM NOT ABLE TO: use su (standalone) as well under the console as from a terminal under X11. Confusion starts --->here<--- .... Any help where to tweak the system is very appreciated ! :) keep hacking! mcc -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list