16 Feb
2011
16 Feb
'11
3:48 p.m.
On 16/02/11 15:16, James Bensley wrote:
i'd suggest looking at the log files (/var/log/secure and
.../messages), for indications of why you're having trouble logging in as the other user. you can also, in a terminal window from a "mere mortal" (not root) login, try:
su - <user>
as that may give you some feedback. something like having an invalid shell will cause what you're seeing.
As root, if I 'su - webdevuser' it doesn't prompt me for a password and drops me in as the user, presumably what is intended?
This is normal behaviour. root can su to which ever user without being asked for any password by default.
kind regards,
David Sommerseth