[gentoo-user] "Back to root" forbidden ???

[gentoo-user] "Back to root" forbidden ???

[Meino Christian Cramer]

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



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Re: [gentoo-user] "Back to root" forbidden ???

[Alexander Skwar]

Meino Christian Cramer wrote:

>  I AM NOT ABLE TO:
>  use su (standalone) as well under the console as from a terminal
>  under X11.

Why not? What happens when you run su?

Alexander Skwar
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Re: [gentoo-user] "Back to root" forbidden ???

[Daniel da Veiga]

On 6/23/06, Meino Christian Cramer <Meino.Cramer@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> 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 !
>
>  :)
>

Is the user in the "wheel" group?

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Re: [gentoo-user] "Back to root" forbidden ???

[Meino Christian Cramer]

From: "Daniel da Veiga" <danieldaveiga@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] "Back to root" forbidden ???
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:58:28 -0300

> On 6/23/06, Meino Christian Cramer <Meino.Cramer@gmx.de> wrote:
> >
> > 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 !
> >
> >  :)
> >
> 
> Is the user in the "wheel" group?
> 
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> Daniel da Veiga
> Computer Operator - RS - Brazil
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that was problem !
thanks !!! :)
mcc

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[gentoo-user] Re: "Back to root" forbidden ???

[reader]

Meino Christian Cramer <Meino.Cramer@gmx.de> writes:

> 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 !

To help we would have to know what `as well' means.  What actually
happens, any error messages.. etc.

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