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From: rhealey@digibd.com (Rob Healey)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Using su under SCO 3.2.2
Message-ID: <1990Sep26.190610.7753@digibd.com>
Date: 26 Sep 90 19:06:10 GMT
References: <13538@netcom.UUCP> <1943@sixhub.UUCP>
Organization: Digiboard Incorporated, St. Louis Park, MN
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In article <1943@sixhub.UUCP> davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
>In article <13538@netcom.UUCP> netnews@netcom.UUCP (USENET Administration) writes:
>| We can't seem to use /bin/su for anything more than su-ing to root.
>| Can't su to any other uid (it asks for a password, but always fails,
>| as if the password were wrong).  Is this typical of C2 security?  Any way
>| around it?
>
	Not sure if this will help but try changing the u_secclass=c2 to
	u_secclass=d in /etc/auth/system/default file and rebooting. Might
	help SCO UNIX to lighten up a bit...

		-Rob

Speaking for self, not company.