[TinyLogin] tinylogin su - fails

[Erik Andersen]

On Tue Mar 21, 2006 at 07:08:05PM -0000, David Burgess wrote:
> I am logged on via ssh and cannot successfully su to root. I get access denied after I enter the correct root password.
> This happens even if I am root before I su.
> 
> I have created /etc/shadow
> -rw-------    1 root     root          454 Mar 21 16:58 /etc/shadow
> I have tried rw-r--r--. Makes no odds
> tinylogin is SUID root
> -rwsr-sr-x    1 root     root        52544 Feb  9  2004 /usr/bin/tinylogin
> 
> # su -
> Password: <correct passwd entered>
> 
> Login incorrect
> 
> The same happens without the "-"
> 
> I would appreciate any ideas.

Hmm.  Do you have an /etc/securetty file?

 -Erik

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