Answer to ------- Daniel Yap

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Hi Daniel

I could not answer you question directly so did it this way.

1. Do a find on your system for rouge passwd files.

2. Check the time/date stanp on the passwd programmes. They should not be recent time stamps on them.

3. Do the user that can SU direct to root (no passwd) all use the same .profile - if so check it.

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.

5. Check permissions on passwd file it should be r--r--r-- (444).

Just a few Ideas

Paula

[Daniel Yap]

Thanks -- this problem was resolved.