From: Uwe Kiewel <ml at 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 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. Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or profile...? JD