Can't su anymore

[Agustin Diez Castillo]

maybe this is what happens to me with applejack in single user mode it says something like the root GID is wrong
> Hi,
> 
> 
> Since the update to Leopard, I can't 'su' to root anymore:
> 
> 	$ su - root
> 	Password:
> 	su: Sorry
> 
> 
> In the security log, I have the following entry:
> 
> 	com.apple.SecurityServer[20]: checkpw() returned -2; failed to  
> authenticate user root (uid 0)
> 	21.02.08 15:59:29 su[24444] pam_authenticate: Permission denied
> 
> 
> But, I can login as root on the console, which also proves, that the  
> root user is in fact activated.
> When logged in as root on the console, I can do
> 
> 	root # su someotheruser
> 	someotheruser % su
> 	root #
> 
> 
> So, being in the root console, I can 'su' to root – though the prompt  
> changes.
> 
> 
> Thanks for any help
> Phil
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