On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 07:27:06AM -0800, maxim wexler wrote: > > > > Now I'm wondering what you're trying to do. Are you > > trying to su to a user > > ??????? in user -> root, like I said!!!!!! If I'm > already root where on earth could I su to? or why?
It is not uncommon to have users with an unknown/unset password - on purpose. postgres is a common example. The most convenient way to work as one of those users is to log in as root and then, e.g., 'su - postgres'. Which doesn't solve your problem, but answers the question at hand. --j
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