Re: [newbie] Can't su to root
On Friday 26 April 2002 16:36, skinky wrote: Today I made a reeeal bad mistake... I accidentally changed permissions on the /bin directory instead of a bin subdirectory and now I am unable to su to root. I get incorrect password. Well at least I think thats what the problem is. AND I've only just completed a clean reinstall of LM8.1 which has taken days to get everything configured (eg. apache, twiki, samba, etc)! I really don't want to reinstall... Spent hours searching the net for clues, thinking it was something to do with basic authentication in apache with .htaccess files then remembered my error. I think it was a chmod a+x /bin/*. So can someone pleeease tell me the permissions on /bin/su ? Hopefully that will solve my problem. -rwsr-xr-x1 root root13952 Feb 7 2001 /bin/su Sir Robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Fwd: Re: [newbie] Can't su to root
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Robin Turner wrote: %_On Friday 26 April 2002 16:36, skinky wrote: Today I made a reeeal bad mistake... I accidentally changed permissions on the /bin directory instead of a bin subdirectory and now I am unable to su to root. I get incorrect password. Well at least I think thats what the problem is. AND I've only just completed a clean reinstall of LM8.1 which has taken days to get everything configured (eg. apache, twiki, samba, etc)! I really don't want to reinstall... Spent hours searching the net for clues, thinking it was something to do with basic authentication in apache with .htaccess files then remembered my error. I think it was a chmod a+x /bin/*. So can someone pleeease tell me the permissions on /bin/su ? Hopefully that will solve my problem. -rwsr-xr-x1 root root13952 Feb 7 2001 /bin/su Sir Robin Probably have to be root to change permissions! Thats why I suggested single user mode... -- Gerald Waugh http://www.frontstreetnetworks.com Front Street Networks LLC - 203-785-0699 229 Front Street, Ste. #C, New Haven CT, 06513-3203 -- Gerald Waugh http://www.frontstreetnetworks.com Front Street Networks LLC - 203-785-0699 229 Front Street, Ste. #C, New Haven CT, 06513-3203 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Can't su to root
On Friday 26 April 2002 17:47, Gerald Waugh wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Robin Turner wrote: %_On Friday 26 April 2002 16:36, skinky wrote: Today I made a reeeal bad mistake... I accidentally changed permissions on the /bin directory instead of a bin subdirectory and now I am unable to su to root. I get incorrect password. Well at least I think thats what the problem is. AND I've only just completed a clean reinstall of LM8.1 which has taken days to get everything configured (eg. apache, twiki, samba, etc)! I really don't want to reinstall... Spent hours searching the net for clues, thinking it was something to do with basic authentication in apache with .htaccess files then remembered my error. I think it was a chmod a+x /bin/*. So can someone pleeease tell me the permissions on /bin/su ? Hopefully that will solve my problem. -rwsr-xr-x1 root root13952 Feb 7 2001 /bin/su Sir Robin Probably have to be root to change permissions! Thats why I suggested single user mode... Well obviously you have to log in as root first. Single user mode shouldn't be necessary, though. Sir Robin Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Can't su to root
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Robin Turner wrote: %_On Friday 26 April 2002 17:47, Gerald Waugh wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Robin Turner wrote: %_On Friday 26 April 2002 16:36, skinky wrote: Today I made a reeeal bad mistake... I accidentally changed permissions on the /bin directory instead of a bin subdirectory and now I am unable to su to root. I get incorrect password. Well at least I think thats what the problem is. AND I've only just completed a clean reinstall of LM8.1 which has taken days to get everything configured (eg. apache, twiki, samba, etc)! I really don't want to reinstall... Spent hours searching the net for clues, thinking it was something to do with basic authentication in apache with .htaccess files then remembered my error. I think it was a chmod a+x /bin/*. So can someone pleeease tell me the permissions on /bin/su ? Hopefully that will solve my problem. -rwsr-xr-x1 root root13952 Feb 7 2001 /bin/su Sir Robin Probably have to be root to change permissions! Thats why I suggested single user mode... Well obviously you have to log in as root first. Single user mode shouldn't be necessary, though. Perhaps you should read the first part of the message,,, particularly the part about unable to su to root!!! -- Gerald Waugh http://www.frontstreetnetworks.com Front Street Networks LLC - 203-785-0699 229 Front Street, Ste. #C, New Haven CT, 06513-3203 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Can't su to root
When you get to root, from lilo for instance (boot: linux single --I think), run msec at whatever security level you have previously selected, or pick a security level and msec will (as I understand) set your perms properly. Msec is in /usr/sbin. BTW, welcome to the Perm Mangling Society. (PMS) LX On Fri, 2002-04-26 at 10:47, Gerald Waugh wrote: On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Robin Turner wrote: %_On Friday 26 April 2002 16:36, skinky wrote: Today I made a reeeal bad mistake... I accidentally changed permissions on the /bin directory instead of a bin subdirectory and now I am unable to su to root. I get incorrect password. Well at least I think thats what the problem is. AND I've only just completed a clean reinstall of LM8.1 which has taken days to get everything configured (eg. apache, twiki, samba, etc)! I really don't want to reinstall... Spent hours searching the net for clues, thinking it was something to do with basic authentication in apache with .htaccess files then remembered my error. I think it was a chmod a+x /bin/*. So can someone pleeease tell me the permissions on /bin/su ? Hopefully that will solve my problem. -rwsr-xr-x1 root root13952 Feb 7 2001 /bin/su Sir Robin Probably have to be root to change permissions! Thats why I suggested single user mode... -- °°° Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 Enlightenment 0.16.5Evolution 1.02 Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ °°° Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Can't su to root
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:55:41 -0400 Gerald Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well obviously you have to log in as root first. Single user mode shouldn't be necessary, though. Perhaps you should read the first part of the message,,, particularly the part about unable to su to root!!! He did not suggest to become root; ala su. He said login As root. If that can not be accomplished then I am afraid that Stinky will be right at home because he will be up shit creek without a paddle. Yes, I know, bad pun, but I could not resist. Charles Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: Fwd: Re: [newbie] Can't su to root
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Charles A Edwards wrote: %_On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:55:41 -0400 Gerald Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well obviously you have to log in as root first. Single user mode shouldn't be necessary, though. Perhaps you should read the first part of the message,,, particularly the part about unable to su to root!!! He did not suggest to become root; ala su. He said login As root. Oh, now I see, said the blind man If that can not be accomplished then I am afraid that Stinky will be right at home because he will be up shit creek without a paddle. Yes, I know, bad pun, but I could not resist. -- Gerald Waugh http://www.frontstreetnetworks.com Front Street Networks LLC - 203-785-0699 229 Front Street, Ste. #C, New Haven CT, 06513-3203 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Can't su to root
On 27 Apr 2002 00:44, Nathan Pryor wrote: # ls -l su -rwsr-xr-x1 root root17912 Mar 7 09:54 su* HTH, -nathan Many thanks to all those who replied. That did the trick. Jeez I didn't know about the s flag (Set user or group ID) in permissions. It was a simple matter of a quick look at Linux in a Nutshell and # chmod 4755 /bin/su and all is well again : ) . After searching thru so many different mailing list archives and various articles on the net the good ol' faithful Mandrake Newbie list comes up trumps again! Thanks. Cheers skinky -- oxymoron: Microsoft Works Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
