su: No shell Bus error

[Somashekhar_1]

if i run as root su - test ( or an other user) i am getting following error:
su: No shell
Bus error

[Patrick Wallek]

Is the default shell (the last field in /etc/passwd) for those users valid?

Try running a 'pwck' and see if any errors are returned. If so, correct them and try your su again.

[Con O'Kelly]

Hi

See the 10 point solution in this thread. It could be a bad .sh_history file.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=351507

Cheers
Con

[bhavin asokan]

hi,

see the following links.check out the permissions of your directories.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=505930

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=206283

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=75411

regds,

[Niraj Kumar Verma]

Hi,

Check the shell directory permission tree
e.g, for /usr/bin/ksh

check the permission for /usr

/usr/bin

Regards
-Niraj

[RK_6]

Problem solved.Thnaks..

There is wrong entry in /etc/passwd file for shell directory.

shell directory mentioned for user as /bin/csh but /bin directory is not there.
After changing to /usr/bin/csh problem got solved.