Since upgrading unstable a week or two ago, running su from a terminal
reports these errors:
configuration error - unknown item 'QUOTAS_ENAB' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'NOLOGIN_STR' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'ENV_HZ' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'PASS_MAX_LEN' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'CHFN_AUTH' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'CLOSE_SESSIONS' (notify
administrator)
The root prompt appears and is useable. However, gksu fails to run
applications such as synaptic:
Failed to run synaptic as user root:
Failed to communicate with gksu-run-helper.
Received:
configuration error - unknown item 'QUOTAS_ENAB' (notify administrator)
Some cron scripts also mail errors to root. Further upgrades have
failed to fix the problem. I currently have login 1:4.0.12-6 (the
package which provides su). I would be grateful for any suggestions.
Chris.