[BlueOnyx:04379] Re: Can't su to root via ssh again

[David Booth]

> On Fri, 2010-04-30 at 13:10 -0500, webmaster wrote:
>>
>>
>> Can't su to root via ssh again
>>
>>
>> Various attempts below.  Keep getting this "su: incorrect password"
>>
>> [admin at garage ~]$ su root
>> su: incorrect password
>> [admin at garage ~]$ su -
>> su: incorrect password
>> [admin at garage ~]$ root
>> -bash: root: command not found
>> [admin at garage ~]$ su admin
>> Password:
>> [admin at garage ~]$ su root
>> su: incorrect password
>> [admin at garage ~]$ su -
>> su: incorrect password
>> [admin at garage ~]$ exit
>> exit
>> [admin at garage ~]$ exit
>>
>> Already rebooted the server and changed the admin password thru the
>> GUI.  Didn't help
>>
>>

su -

should return
Password:

just like it did for

su admin

If it is immediately returning

su:incorrect password

then perhaps there is a authorized key for root for this host, to this 
host (or something)

Someone who knows more about this may know what I mean, and how to fix 
it.