su doesn't work; root cannot log in! Arrgggg

[Alan Davis <adavis@saipan.com>]

My machine has been up for a few days, and now I cannot take it down, since only the sessions that are now open to root will work.  I am running "sid" the unstable, and recently did a major upgrade.  

In an xterm, the following is received:

  bash-2.05$ su
  su: Module is unknown
  Sorry.
  bash-2.05$ 

What the heck does that mean?  

Also, back on a virtual terminal/console.  Root cannot log in.

I reinstalled the login package with no effect.



Alan Davis



 

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