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From: japeters@dlsunf.dal.mobil.com (J.A. Peters [Jim])
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin
Subject: Re: problem with su
Date: 16 Aug 1994 15:07:42 GMT
Organization: MEPTEC - Mobil Oil Corporation
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References: <1994Aug15.153513.2179@matrix.com>
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In article <1994Aug15.153513.2179@matrix.com>, cgb@matrix.com (Chris G. Baroudi) writes:
> 	Any idea why su would stop working on 4.1.3?  If you try to su
> to root or anyone else on the system, the process hangs and never returns.
> If you specify who you're su'ing to, it will ask for the password and then
> hang.  Any ideas or suggestions would be helpful.  Thanks.

your syslog is having trouble logging the su to the console or to a log
file reference /etc/syslog.conf for auth.notice.

if su can't log the attempt it will hang.

cheers,
james, japeters@dal.mobil.com