Re: cannot su to root

From: Atif Munir (atifch_at_webcarriers.com)
Date: 04/30/03 

Date: 30 Apr 2003 01:12:46 -0700

Hello,

check any user may belong to sysadmin group(14) ...you may use that
account to create new user....with root permissiions...ID=0

Regards,
Atif
"Dan Mercer" <dmercer@mn.rr.com> wrote in message news:<6Eyra.58903$YE2.967355@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>...
> Check the permissions on /bin/su. It must be setuid root.
> Someone may have changed that.
>
> Dan Mercer
> dmercer@mn.rr.com

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