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> From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Uwe Kiewel
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 2:17 PM
> To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: strange su behavior
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> Hi,
>
> I have a strange su hehavior on a CentOS 5.4 32Bit installation in a
> VMware ESXi virtualizied environment:
>
> If I am root and want to change the user to a non-root user, the system
> prompts me for a password:
>
>
> [root@halifax ~]# useradd test00
> [root@halifax ~]# su - test00
>
>
> We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
> Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:
>
> #1) Respect the privacy of others.
> #2) Think before you type.
> #3) With great power comes great responsibility.
>
> Password:
>
> [test00@halifax ~]$ logout
> [root@halifax ~]# su - test00
> [test00@halifax ~]$ logout
> [root@halifax ~]#
>
>
> At this test procedure I just hit the enter key at the password promt.
>
>
> Do you have any idea for this behavoir? I expect to do so from root to
> any account _without_ being prompted for the password.
>
> Thanks,
> Uwe
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Have you tried just running su without the dash and space before the username? (For example: su test00). If not try that and let us know if you receive the same result.
Regards,
Dan
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