Re: [cobalt-users] var and root password

[Jeff Bilicki <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The issue is with the su command, if su cannot log sucesses 
or failures it will always fail.  This is also why people 
cannot su when the /var paritition is full.

Jeff-

you wrote:
> All the answers were great but no one answered my question:

> What is it in /var on a RAQ2 that would effect the root password? If all the
> contents in /var are removed then root can no longer login but if they're
> replaced it works fine.