Re: [gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
> > But please don't ask me where I've set it ages ago ;-) . > > So why bother posting? sorry, I just felt in the mood to remember the old un*x joke. But you're right, I should have shut up... Best regards ce -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
Come on, every list needs it's own debianite to liven things up :P On Sun, 2005-02-27 at 19:58 -0500, Bill Davidson wrote: > On 18:58 Sun 27 Feb , A. Khattri wrote: > > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Christoph Eckert wrote: > > > > > Somewhere you have to enable which users may do a su. > > > > You dont say. > > > > > But please don't ask me where I've set it ages ago ;-) . > > > > So why bother posting? > > Was that really necessary? I don't see how flaming someone for participating > is going to help anything. The next time you want to send a mean spirited > reply, I wish you would send it to yourself. This list doesn't need a bully. > > Bill > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
On 18:58 Sun 27 Feb , A. Khattri wrote: > On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Christoph Eckert wrote: > > > Somewhere you have to enable which users may do a su. > > You dont say. > > > But please don't ask me where I've set it ages ago ;-) . > > So why bother posting? Was that really necessary? I don't see how flaming someone for participating is going to help anything. The next time you want to send a mean spirited reply, I wish you would send it to yourself. This list doesn't need a bully. Bill -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Christoph Eckert wrote: > Somewhere you have to enable which users may do a su. You dont say. > But please don't ask me where I've set it ages ago ;-) . So why bother posting? -- A. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
Qian Qiao wrote: On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:15:50 +0100, lolox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: After updating system and world, I can't su anymore. when I try su, I get : "su: Permission denied Sorry." any idea ? 1st thing to check, is your user in group wheel? login as root, then cat /etc/group | grep wheel if your user isn't in wheel, gpasswd -a user wheel. HTH. -- Joe ok, thanks. It 's working again. lolox -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
are you in the "wheel" group? Francisco lolox wrote: After updating system and world, I can't su anymore. when I try su, I get : "su: Permission denied Sorry." any idea ? lolox. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
On 00:15 Mon 28 Feb , lolox wrote: > After updating system and world, I can't su anymore. > when I try su, I get : > > "su: Permission denied > Sorry." > > any idea ? Did you check you "wheel" group to make sure that your user is still a member? Only members of the "wheel" group can su. Bill Roberts -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
Is your user still in the wheel group? That is the only thing you are supposed to modify to be able to su ( I think) Scott Jones On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:15:50 +0100, lolox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After updating system and world, I can't su anymore. > when I try su, I get : > > "su: Permission denied > Sorry." > > any idea ? > > lolox. > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
> After updating system and world, I can't su anymore. > when I try su, I get : > > "su: Permission denied > Sorry." Somewhere you have to enable which users may do a su. But please don't ask me where I've set it ages ago ;-) . Best regards ce -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
Did you make sure you are still part of the wheel group? On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:15:50 +0100, lolox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After updating system and world, I can't su anymore. > when I try su, I get : > > "su: Permission denied > Sorry." > > any idea ? > > lolox. > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:15:50 +0100, lolox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After updating system and world, I can't su anymore. > when I try su, I get : > > "su: Permission denied > Sorry." > > any idea ? 1st thing to check, is your user in group wheel? login as root, then cat /etc/group | grep wheel if your user isn't in wheel, gpasswd -a user wheel. HTH. -- Joe -- Money can't buy everything. Sometimes money can't even buy a gun... -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] unable to su anymore
After updating system and world, I can't su anymore. when I try su, I get : "su: Permission denied Sorry." any idea ? lolox. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
