Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!ukma!mailrus!sharkey!tygra!jpp From: jpp@tygra.UUCP (John Palmer) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Problems with su Message-ID: <10@tygra.UUCP> Date: 14 Feb 90 13:24:34 GMT References: <19379@grebyn.com> Reply-To: jpp@tygra.UUCP (John Palmer) Organization: CAT-TALK Conferencing Network, Detroit, MI Lines: 25 In article <19379@grebyn.com> rhodes@grebyn.com (Ned Rhodes) writes: } ...[some stuff deleted...] }it gives me the initial login banner and then says "no shell". If I log }in as root and then do an "su newusername", I get the error message "su: }No shell". } Can anyone enlighten me as to what the problem is? The manual }page for su does not list any error messages. Under login, I find that }the no shell error message says that it cannot read the password file. }In looking at that, the protections all look correct. Can anyone hazard }a guess as to what the problem might be. Thanks. } That mesage usually occurs if the shell field in the password file entry is bad (ie: if the file it specifies doesnt exist or is not executable). Check you password file entry. Also, what is the access setting on the shell files (/bin/csh and /bin/sh)?? Maybe their mode is set so that the cant be executed by other users. -- = CAT-TALK Conferencing Network, Prototype Computer Conferencing System = - 1-800-825-3069, 300/1200/2400/9600 baud, 8/N/1. New users use 'new' - = as a login id. E-Mail Address: jpp%tygra.UUCP@sharkey.cc.umich.edu = - <<>>> -