[indiana-discuss] 2008.11 root login question

Josh Simons Joshua.Simons at Sun.COM
Fri Nov 7 05:54:13 PST 2008


On Nov 7, 2008, at 8:46 AM, Adrian Portelli wrote:

> Josh Simons wrote:
>> When I boot snv_101a_rc1 and try to log in as root, I receive the
>> following
>> error:
>>
>> 	Roles can only be assumed by authorized users.
>>
>> When I dismiss this erorr, I see:
>>
>> 	The System Administrator has disabled access to the system  
>> temporarily.
>>
>> I am able to su to root correctly when logged into my user account.
>>
>> Why can't I log in as root?
>>
>
> By login, I'm assuming you mean console login:
>
> http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/IPS/login.html
>
> adrian.

Thank you.

The error message displayed is not helpful in debugging the problem.

"Root login is not enabled." would be much clearer.

Josh





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