unable to su to root, sudo works
subject says it all, from auth.log:
Jan 19 15:56:06 dam-main su[5800]: pam_unix(su:auth): authentication
failure; logname=damon uid=1000 euid=1000 tty=pts/2 ruser=damon
rhost= user=root
Jan 19 15:56:09 dam-main su[5800]: pam_authenticate: Authentication
failure
Jan 19 15:56:09 dam-main su[5800]: FAILED su for root by damon
Jan 19 15:56:09 dam-main su[5800]: - pts/2 damon:root
Jan 19 15:56:32 dam-main login[4704]: pam_env(login:session): Unable
to open env file: /etc/environment: No such file or directory
Jan 19 15:56:32 dam-main login[4704]: pam_unix(login:session): session
opened for user root by LOGIN(uid=0)
Jan 19 15:56:32 dam-main login[5814]: ROOT LOGIN on 'tty1'
Jan 19 15:58:29 dam-main sudo: damon : TTY=pts/1 ; PWD=/home/damon
; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/tail -f /var/log/auth.log
Jan 19 15:58:29 dam-main sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened
for user root by damon(uid=0)
Jan 19 15:58:29 dam-main sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed
for user root
Jan 19 15:59:30 dam-main su[5919]: pam_unix(su:auth): authentication
failure; logname=damon uid=1000 euid=1000 tty=pts/2 ruser=damon
rhost= user=root
Jan 19 15:59:32 dam-main su[5919]: pam_authenticate: Authentication
failure
Jan 19 15:59:32 dam-main su[5919]: FAILED su for root by damon
Jan 19 15:59:32 dam-main su[5919]: - pts/2 damon:root
There is no /etc/environment as the log claims.
I can log in as root (shown above) both on tty1 and in the GUI (gdm).
Running Sid, up to date
This is not a show stopper, but it makes me go, "hmmmmm". Any ideas?
and I can do sudo su.
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Damon L. Chesser
damon@damtek.com
404-271-8699
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