mattie writes:
> I have sudo running on all 6 boxes. But I want it to be optional. On 5 of
> them, I *can* "su -" just fine from other users (of course having to know
> root's password). On the other, I *have* to use "sudo su -" to get to root!!
> It's driving me crazy.
Are you sure you know the right root password? The symptoms sound
like not having the right password. (Using sudo to set root's
password might settle the matter.)
Other things to check:
- What's in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow for root? Does it differ
from the other machines? (Is the account locked ... ?)
- What's in /etc/security/policy.conf, /etc/user_attr, and
/etc/nsswitch.conf?
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