Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers!ucla-cs!zen!ucbvax!hplabs!hpcea!hpfcdc!hpfclp!diamant From: diamant@hpfclp.HP.COM (John Diamant) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: uwm problem Message-ID: <9740002@hpfclp.HP.COM> Date: Wed, 22-Jul-87 19:59:06 EDT Article-I.D.: hpfclp.9740002 Posted: Wed Jul 22 19:59:06 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Jul-87 20:42:21 EDT References: <445@hscfvax.UUCP> Organization: HP, Fort Collins, CO Lines: 15 > create a new xterm window (using the V6.6 xterm) on the screen. Everything > works until I try to "switch user" ('su') at which point I get the "Sorry" > message before I even get prompted for the password. > > David McCallie > Children's Hospital > ...harvard!hscfvax!{dpm, beamlab} I don't know what uwm might be doing, but I have seen this su problem before. It occurs when another process is trying to read from your tty (pty) at the same time as the su. The su never sees any input and somehow thinks you already typed something. Look for processes that are hanging or to see if the xterm is starting up correctly. John Diamant TSBU diamant@hpfclp or hpfclp!diamant