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# 1  
Old 06-02-2013
Switch to su
Hi,
I've put the correct root password but why do I get this below?

Code:
huamin@SOL11I:~$ su
Password: 
su: Sorry
huamin@SOL11I:~$

Many Thanks & Best Regards,
HuaMin
# 2  
Old 06-02-2013
Something with "su" in the syslog messages?
# 3  
Old 06-02-2013
I've just rerun "su" again and within syslog file, I only get these

Code:
Jun  3 08:55:14 SOL11I sendmail[967]: [ID 702911 mail.warning] My unqualified host name (SOL11I) unknown; sleeping for retry
Jun  3 08:55:14 SOL11I sendmail[963]: [ID 702911 mail.crit] My unqualified host name (SOL11I) unknown; sleeping for retry
Jun  3 08:56:14 SOL11I sendmail[967]: [ID 702911 mail.warning] unable to qualify my own domain name (SOL11I) -- using short name
Jun  3 08:56:14 SOL11I sendmail[963]: [ID 702911 mail.alert] unable to qualify my own domain name (SOL11I) -- using short name
Jun  3 08:56:15 SOL11I sendmail[1742]: [ID 702911 mail.info] starting daemon (8.14.5+Sun): queueing@00:15:00
Jun  3 08:56:15 SOL11I sendmail[967]: [ID 702911 mail.warning] gethostbyaddr(?.?.241.122) failed: 1
Jun  3 08:56:15 SOL11I sendmail[1744]: [ID 702911 mail.info] starting daemon (8.14.5+Sun): SMTP+queueing@00:15:00

Many Thanks & Best Regards,
HuaMin
Last edited by HuaMin; 06-02-2013 at 10:18 PM..
# 4  
Old 06-02-2013
I don't use solaris, but I've read that if RBAC is used to turn root into a role, then a user cannot su unless they are allowed to assume the root role.

Regards,
Alister

---------- Post updated at 09:58 PM ---------- Previous update was at 09:55 PM ----------

This link may be of use:
Configuring and Using RBAC - System Administration Guide: Security Services - How to Make root User Into a Role

Regards,
Alister
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HuaMin
# 5  
Old 06-02-2013
Hi,
I try to put this for root, within /etc/user_attr. What should be put for "profiles" below?

Code:
root::::type=role;auths=solaris.*,solaris.grant;profiles=...

How about that it disallows me to change this file?

/etc/user_attr

Many Thanks & Best Regards,
HuaMin
Last edited by HuaMin; 06-02-2013 at 11:54 PM..
# 6  
Old 06-03-2013
And the other syslog file?
Code:
grep -iw syslog /etc/default/su

should have SYSLOG=YES
Code:
grep -wi su /var/adm/messages

And the file that is written by su itself
Code:
tail /var/adm/sulog

# 7  
Old 06-03-2013
Thanks. Here are what I've got

Code:
huamin@SOL11I:~$ grep -iw syslog /etc/default/su
# SYSLOG determines whether the syslog(3) LOG_AUTH facility should be used
SYSLOG=YES
huamin@SOL11I:~$ grep -wi su /var/adm/messages
Jun  1 15:22:59 SOL11I su: [ID 810491 auth.crit] 'su root' failed for huamin on /dev/pts/2
Jun  3 09:07:12 SOL11I su: [ID 810491 auth.crit] 'su root' failed for huamin on /dev/pts/1
huamin@SOL11I:~$ tail /var/adm/sulog
tail: cannot open input
huamin@SOL11I:~$

Many Thanks & Best Regards,
HuaMin
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