[indiana-discuss] Problem with 'su'?

[Kyle McDonald]

Shawn Walker wrote:
> On Feb 8, 2008 4:09 PM, Kyle McDonald <KMcDonald at egenera.com> wrote:
>   
>> I'm using indiana p2rc1 on my machine. Just installed it on the hard disk.
>>
>> I was able to su to root twice, but further attempts recieved the message:
>>
>> su: Sorry
>>
>> Without even prompting for the password?
>> The console was full of failed su attempts also.
>>
>> Why didn't it even ask for the password?
>>     
>
> root is a role in Indiana by default; not a user
>
>   
Ok. but if 'su' isn't supported then it shouldn't have worked the first 
2 times either.
> "pfexec bash" -- for example; will essentially give you "root"
> privileges in a new instance of bash.
>   
Well now I can't even login so that doesn't help anymore.
> As for your specific issue, it is hard to tell without seeing exactly
> what you were doing.
>
>   
su
password.
mkdir /export/Tools/
chown kjm /export/Tools
exit
.
.
.
su
mkdir /export/Tools/pkgs/RealVNC/E4.3.2
chown -R /export/Tools/pkgs
exit
.
.
.
su
sh: Sorry.

That's it.

  -Kyle