[CentOS] strange su behavior
Don Krause
dkrause at optivus.com
Mon Mar 8 20:22:10 UTC 2010
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a strange su hehavior on a CentOS 5.4 32Bit installation in a
> VMware ESXi virtualizied environment:
>
> If I am root and want to change the user to a non-root user, the system
> prompts me for a password:
>
>
> [root at halifax ~]# useradd test00
> [root at halifax ~]# su - test00
>
>
> We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
> Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:
>
> #1) Respect the privacy of others.
> #2) Think before you type.
> #3) With great power comes great responsibility.
>
> Password:
The above warning comes from sudo. Figure out why you're running sudo and not su as you expect. Is it aliased?
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Don Krause
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