Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ2 -Attempting to login as SU getting error

["Internet Account" <vma@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

both  /etc/group and /etc/gshadow exist on the system

grep root /etc/passwd gives this

root:x:0:0:Root:/root:/bin/sh
operator:x:11:0:operator:/root:


----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Bilicki <jeffb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] RAQ2 -Attempting to login as SU getting error


> Do /etc/group and /etc/gshadow exist on your system?  What is the output
> of: grep root /etc/passwd
>
> Jeff-
>
> Internet Account wrote:
> >
> > Same error using this method
> > > I usually type:
> > > su root
> > > and hit enter.
> >
> > su: cannot set groups: Operation not permitted
> >
> > Anybody know what's going on here?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dan <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 12:11 PM
> > Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] RAQ2 -Attempting to login as SU getting
error
> >
> > > I usually type:
> > > su root
> > > and hit enter.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dan Kriwitsky
> > > 
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Internet
Account
> > > > Sent: Monday, November 29, 1999 11:04 AM
> > > > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [cobalt-users] RAQ2 -Attempting to login as SU getting
error
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm attempting to login a RAQ2 server as su - and I get this error:
> > > >
> > > > su: cannot set groups: Operation not permitted
> > > >
> > > > and it goes back to the admin user.  Does anyone know why this is
> > > > happening
> > > > and how to fix it or get around it?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
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