> -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On > Behalf Of Uwe Kiewel > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 2:17 PM > To: centos at centos.org > Subject: [CentOS] strange su behavior > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > 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: > > [test00 at halifax ~]$ logout > [root at halifax ~]# su - test00 > [test00 at halifax ~]$ logout > [root at 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. > > Thanks, > Uwe > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLlVsjAAoJENs3frmum9swFTwH/1ulj7ZRETV/fAt/0NztXsn5 > NJ7szhb+CPDxQCM49RdN6c8OUcZReVZsP1sTPCTiu6kvuNPm7vPhminuecIOEXA/ > GUZC/6nS9YcHlFUbmO7nxpP2bbJHrrO2r9s4JdWftHP0YQUADNad9AN/jAQHd032 > 0xfp/vtAkj2PfIBt/J6h3taVwxx3Epb4gY2wuWYLRcJyDuzJLLD25OJVAOxuUaik > RkNcpfiZM3Japq6Mb3kUGlYkdLf4+xxPCC/pwdVVC2fzSUVK9asmqq0pbu6KQfTc > Lv5WwS6ENmY6eBbO5IcpILtC+LwBayjU50RWByaFl4uMcfQd9F9uVAdmnLW8/8c= > =TNjq > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Have you tried just running su without the dash and space before the username? (For example: su test00). If not try that and let us know if you receive the same result. Regards, Dan