From: Uwe Kiewel ml@kiewel-online.ch
If I am root and want to change the user to a non-root user, the system prompts me for a password: [root@halifax ~]# useradd test00 [root@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: [test00@halifax ~]$ logout [root@halifax ~]# su - test00 [test00@halifax ~]$ logout [root@halifax ~]# At this test procedure I just hit the enter key at the password promt. Do you have any idea for this behavoir? I expect to do so from root to any account _without_ being prompted for the password.
Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or profile...?
JD