sudo and su stopped working??

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Fri, 3/27/09, Mike Adolf <mlnx at mho.com> wrote:
From: Mike Adolf <mlnx at mho.com>
Subject: Re: sudo and su stopped working??
To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 4:21 PM

Mark Haney wrote:
> Mike Adolf wrote:
>   
>> Don't have any idea why or how to fix it, but suddenly sudo and su
both 
>> give "authentication failed" error.  System/Root Terminal
still works 
>> and User/Groups still shows I have admin privileges. I am using 8.10
and 
>> ran a security update this morning.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>     
>
> The only time I've seen this happen before is with a glibc update
> breaking it.  I would start there. SOmetimes re-installing glibc fixes
that.
>
>
>   
I have no glibc! synaptic shows glibc source. Apt-get can not find glibc.

I have all the std repositories - and then some.

Mike

Glibc is provided by libc6 in Intrepid 64 bit.  You most likely have it
installed as it is required. You can find
a lot of info using aptitude or apt-cache search or show <package name>.
Leonard Chatagnier

lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net