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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!samba.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!bug.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!genmagic!sgigate.sgi.com!uhog.mit.edu!news.mathworks.com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!jmurray From: jmurray@vt.edu (John Murray) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: su / passwd problem on 2.1 Date: 15 Apr 1996 19:57:58 GMT Organization: Virginia Tech Lines: 21 Message-ID: <4ku9o6$mbs@solaris.cc.vt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: jmurray.async.vt.edu I am having a problem with the passwd command. When I log in to X an do a passwd it works, But if I su to another(non-root) user then run the passwd program the following error is shown: passwd: Permission denied Why am I getting this error, passwd is setuid root so permissions should not be a problem. Also if the users login as them selves(instead of su) then passwd works. Is there a reason for this is this a legitimate feature or a unknown "feature", and is there a fix? TIA -- Person Man aka John Murray -={+}=- <jmurray@vt.edu> http://jmurray.async.vt.edu/ The Unoffical Pritchard Web Site & Mailing List Admin Check it out @ http://jmurray.async.vt.edu/pritchard/ Powered By FreeBSD http://www.freebsd.org "I don't know whether I'd rather be having a bottle of vinegar" -TMBG