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02-22-2006, 12:54 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Romania
Distribution: RH, SuSE, Slackware, Debian - would like to test many ;-)
Posts: 11
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"su root" fails when I connect with normal user thru SSH
Hi everyone.
I'm running a Trustix 2.2 (fedora based) machine at work and I need to remote connect on it from outside. So I configures ssh to do the job.
But, if I connect using a normal user (from the users group), the machine does not allow me to "su" or "su root" - the error message is "incorrect password".
If I set the "enable root login" line to "yes" in sshd_config, I am able to ssh straight with root, but I can't "su" with that line set to "yes" or "no" either.
I am absolutely sure the root password I am providing IS the correct one (since I can use it locally or if I ssh with root).
Sometimes the system won't allow me to "su" even locally - would that be just a system bug or are there any settings that I should be aware of, at least for ssh? I did updated all my installed packages just today (the problem was even before I did that and it's still present).
Thanks,
Alin Faur.
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02-22-2006, 12:56 PM
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Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 310
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Try one of the following:
su -
su - <user>
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02-22-2006, 01:26 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Romania
Distribution: RH, SuSE, Slackware, Debian - would like to test many ;-)
Posts: 11
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thanks for the tip.
i could do that, it asked for the password, but i still get "incorrect password". i know for sure it's not incorrect... 
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02-22-2006, 03:47 PM
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Registered: Sep 2002
Posts: 310
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Try logging in with root (eg: root@your.server.ip) and changing the password with the passwd command. While you're in as root, consider the following.
Just a tip for the future: I recommend putting your normal user into the sudoers file and using sudo instead of switching back and forth with su.
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02-22-2006, 11:11 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Romania
Distribution: RH, SuSE, Slackware, Debian - would like to test many ;-)
Posts: 11
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Thanks! I'll try that.
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02-22-2006, 11:26 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: Montreal, Canada
Distribution: Slackware; Debian; Gentoo...
Posts: 2,163
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In some distro, to use "su", your user have to be in the wheel group. Take a look at /etc/group 
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