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Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ3 - SSH] Cannot su to root
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ3 - SSH] Cannot su to root
- From: SM <nntp@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun Sep 9 11:21:41 2001
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
At 17:33 09-09-2001 +0300, Per M Knutsen wrote:
>When I try to su to to user root via SSH (I login as admin), I get the error
>"su: incorrect password". The password is *not* wrong. If I logon by telnet
>(which is not usually enabled, of course), I *can* su to root with no
>problems. Furthermore, on a connection that has been open prior to this
>problem I can also su to root (via SSH). It seems that this problem only
>occurs on new SSH connections.
This reminds me of a similar problem with OpenSSH under OpenBSD. The
problem was fixed after a reboot. If you wish to try that, please remember
to enable Telnet first.
Regards,
-sm