I have met the same problem too. I am using debian sid. After upgrade, the problem is not solved. On Mon, Oct 03, 2005 at 08:39:56AM +0100, Chris Lale wrote: > Since upgrading unstable a week or two ago, running su from a terminal > reports these errors: > > configuration error - unknown item 'QUOTAS_ENAB' (notify administrator) > configuration error - unknown item 'NOLOGIN_STR' (notify administrator) > configuration error - unknown item 'ENV_HZ' (notify administrator) > configuration error - unknown item 'PASS_MAX_LEN' (notify administrator) > configuration error - unknown item 'CHFN_AUTH' (notify administrator) > configuration error - unknown item 'CLOSE_SESSIONS' (notify administrator) > > The root prompt appears and is useable. However, gksu fails to run > applications such as synaptic: > > Failed to run synaptic as user root: > Failed to communicate with gksu-run-helper. > Received: > configuration error - unknown item 'QUOTAS_ENAB' (notify administrator) > > Some cron scripts also mail errors to root. Further upgrades have failed > to fix the problem. I currently have login 1:4.0.12-6 (the package which > provides su). I would be grateful for any suggestions. > > Chris. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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