https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/answer-to-daniel-yap/m-p/2497956#M758347 Hi Daniel <BR /><BR />I could not answer you question directly so did it this way.<BR /><BR />1. Do a find on your system for rouge passwd files.<BR /><BR />2. Check the time/date stanp on the passwd programmes. They should not be recent time stamps on them.<BR /><BR />3. Do the user that can SU direct to root (no passwd) all use the same .profile - if so check it.<BR /><BR />4. Copy passwd to passback and then edit the passwd file - insert a blank line under root login and manually recreate the root entry - you can leave passwd blank but MUST on writing the passwd file back reset the root passwd.<BR /><BR />5. Check permissions on passwd file it should be r--r--r-- (444).<BR /><BR />Just a few Ideas<BR /><BR />Paula Sat, 24 Feb 2001 15:02:53 GMT Paula J Frazer-Campbell 2001-02-24T15:02:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/answer-to-daniel-yap/m-p/2497956#M758347 Hi Daniel <BR /><BR />I could not answer you question directly so did it this way.<BR /><BR />1. Do a find on your system for rouge passwd files.<BR /><BR />2. Check the time/date stanp on the passwd programmes. They should not be recent time stamps on them.<BR /><BR />3. Do the user that can SU direct to root (no passwd) all use the same .profile - if so check it.<BR /><BR />4. Copy passwd to passback and then edit the passwd file - insert a blank line under root login and manually recreate the root entry - you can leave passwd blank but MUST on writing the passwd file back reset the root passwd.<BR /><BR />5. Check permissions on passwd file it should be r--r--r-- (444).<BR /><BR />Just a few Ideas<BR /><BR />Paula Sat, 24 Feb 2001 15:02:53 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/answer-to-daniel-yap/m-p/2497956#M758347 Paula J Frazer-Campbell 2001-02-24T15:02:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/answer-to-daniel-yap/m-p/2497957#M758348 Thanks -- this problem was resolved. Wed, 25 Apr 2001 16:47:29 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/answer-to-daniel-yap/m-p/2497957#M758348 Daniel Yap 2001-04-25T16:47:29Z