Problem in su when i log in as any user in solaris????

[krishnaswamypm]

Can anyone help me in solving this problm ?

PROBLEM:When i log in as a super user i am able to do a su to any user but when i log in as a user and a su to any user i get a error message"invalid user i.d".

The O.S is Sun Solaris 5.5 and the Machine is Ultra-2.

Any tips or soloution for this problm wud be more helpful.

Thanx friends.

with regards,

krishna

 

[marrow]

Has anything changed on your system recently? I assume it was OK.

Try creating a new user and seeing what happens when you su

check /etc/passwd /etc/group and /etc/shadow and possibly compare with a good system.

 

[trunix]

try running 'pwck' password check util. This will check your password and group files for errors.

 

[krishnaswamypm]

hi ,

I tried creating a new user and tried to log into that user and do a su to another user i get the same error????

Any more suggestions?

with regards,

krishna

 

[marrow]

Hello Krishna,

Have you tried trunix's pwck (or grpck)? Does the passwd/group/shadow look OK?

Any old processesor or shells in the system, that could be killed off?

There's /etc/default/su (worth a look) and /var/adm/sulog

If all else fails, there's always a reboot.

Good Weekend

Marrow

 

[krishnaswamypm]

hi marrow,

Is there any command to check if the passwd,shadow and group files r ok?

thanx

with regards,

krishna

 

[krishnaswamypm]

Hi,

I tried creating a new user and still i get the same problm?

"could not initialize groups".

I cud not do su to any user when i log in as a user.

Any other possible soloutions wud help me a lot.

thanx


with regards,

krishna