On Sun, 2010-08-01 at 14:10 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > Jason Pyeron wrote: > > > > [root at devserver21 etc]# sudo su -l apache > > failed to get default context > > [root at devserver21 etc]# sudo su apache > > failed to get default context > > [root at devserver21 etc]# sudo > > [root at devserver21 etc]# > > > > References to 'context' would have something to do with SELinux, not normal > permissions. --- That's is also because his echoed "0" context is not active yet. It requires a reboot every time I have done it. But the other way around it does not. No matter how hard you try in a default EL4 or 5 instance you will never get logged into an apache account. Root or Not... Unless you change the login shell..or exploit it... apache = /sbin/nologin postgres = /sbin/bash ################################################# Jason, Nasty things happen when you build rpms like that. See www.owlriver.com , Russ has an article there about it [1]. [1] http://www.owlriver.com/tips/non-root/ John