SUMMARY: su w/o prompting for password

From: Stephanie Lam (MIS) (slam@ros.com)
Date: Wed Sep 30 1998 - 15:15:11 CDT


Hi,

Thanks to the few who replied. It helped to confirm that it cannot be
done without compromising
the root password or user password. Suggested workarounds involved using
"sudo" / rsh / rlogin etc.

- Steph

The following people who replied:

Gerald Combs
jsturges@gmri.com
Chris Liljenstolpe [cds@mcmurdo.gov]
Umit Dericioglu [umit@ksu.edu.sa]
Justin Clift [vapour@digitaldistribution.com]
Roger Fujii [rmf@lookhere.com]
Cooke, Earl R. [COOKEEA@mail.northgrum.com]
Rich Kulawiec [rsk@gsp.org]
Craig Mertens [craig@synapse-group.com]
ranks@avnasis.jccbi.gov
Rick Loftus [rick_loftus@sns.ca]
Rodney C. Marable [marable@mage.netgen.com]
Seth Rothenberg [SROTHENB@montefiore.org]

Original Q:
Hi,

Is it possible to su as myself (a normal user) to myself without getting
prompted for password?

Is there some setting you need to make in order to do that?

- Stephanie



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