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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!newsfeed.nacamar.de!news-xfer.cybernet.dk!news.new-york.net!nonexistent.com!not-for-mail From: Andre Chang <wkchang@nyct.net> Subject: Re: su doesn't work Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: Email abuse@news2.new-york.net if this posting is inappropriate Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <EAzBr1.Lz1@nonexistent.com> References: <5mil5n$ifk@darkstar.ucsc.edu> <338D6F06.41C67EA6@pavilion.co.uk> X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Trace: 864970811 26427 (None) [207.198.184.232] X-Nntp-Posting-Host: wkchang.nyct.net Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 05:38:37 GMT Lines: 11 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41863 <Title speaks for itself> ;-) I had similar problems with su, after trying various security measures (Kerberos, sudo..etc) I realized that if an account was made using the interactive "window" through '/stand/sysinstall', that account would be able to su to root from anywhere. On the other hand If an account was made using 'adduser' at the command prompt, this account would not be able to su to root from anywhere. I am assuming this to be some subtle security measure by the developers. (hehe). Andre.