command groups does not exist on the soekris-box. but id..... this is the output after reboot.
---snip--- $ id admin uid=1000(admin) gid=10(users) groups=10(users), 0(wheel) $ su Password: Nov 9 16:23:26 sample su: BAD SU admin to root on /dev/tty00 Sorry Nov 9 16:23:26 sample su: BAD SU admin to root on /dev/tty00 $ ---snip--- -Andreas On Wed, 2005-11-09 at 09:06 -0700, Bob Beck wrote: > > /etc/group > > ---snip--- > > wheel:*:0:root,admin > > ---snip--- > > > > when i type in "su" as admin i get an error in authlog > > ---snip--- > > Nov 9 13:37:39 sample su: BAD SU admin to root > > ---snip--- > > > > The password is 100% correct! > > I think you're missing something here. > > after making /etc/group have those entries in it, did you > log out of "admin" and log back in? > > i.e. show us the shell output of something like this, as user admin: > > $ groups > beck wheel > $ su > Password: > # > > The "groups" command tells you what groups the session knows > you belong to, not the contents of the /etc/group file, which says > what will happen the next session you start. > > -Bob > > -- Mit freundlichen Gr|_en Best regards Andreas M|rdter DO NOT GIVE OUR ADDRESS TO THIRD PARTYS, WE HATE JUNK-MAIL ___________________________________________________________________ TBits.net GmbH | Telefon: +49 (0)7172 18391-0 Andreas M|rdter | Telefax: +49 (0)7172 18391-99 Seeweg 6 | Service: +49 (0)700 TBITSNET D-73553 Alfdorf | http://www.tbits.net | eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
