[CLUE-Tech] Debian -> suauth -> doesn't work :(

[Collins Richey]

On Tue, 13 May 2003 19:34:40 -0600
David Anselmi <anselmi at americanisp.net> wrote:

> Marcin wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Why still all users can use 'su' command to become a root?
> > What I'm doing wrong?
> > 
> > In file /etc/suauth I have :
> > root:ALL EXCEPT userA:DENY
> > 
> > It should work. Am I right?
> > 
> 
> My only guess is that your su doesn't use suauth.  It seems not to on 
> debian.  You could put an illegal line in suauth and see if it
> complains to syslog like the man page says it will.
> 

Some distros require users of su to be in group 'wheel'.


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