Permissions needed to run 'su'
David C. Tuttle
dct at mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu
Tue Mar 26 09:23:59 AEST 1991
I administer a Sun 3/110 running 4.0.3 (still... :-) and have a small
mystery on my hands. I think it's got a simple answer - I just don't know
what it is.
Today, I found that I could not "su" to root from my no-special-privileges
account (i.e., an account not in the "wheel" group). My administrator
account (in the "wheel" group) was not affected. Now, I wonder what I (or
someone else?) have done to cause this. And more generally, what does one
do to implement/deimplement this level of security (we have an Alliant
that has never allowed what the Sun allowed routinely... until now).
The part of TFM where I expected to find the answer says nothing useful.
I'd appreciate an e-mail from someone who knows what controls this.
Thanks!
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David C. Tuttle dct at mdaali.cancer.utexas.edu
Software Systems Specialist Department of Biomathematics
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas
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