"su -s /bin/bash" on a system with setup-2.8.71-10.el7 where root login shell is /sbin/nologin and fails
Issue
- "su -s /bin/bash" on a system with setup-2.8.71-10.el7 where root login shell is /sbin/nologin and fails.
# getent passwd root
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/sbin/nologin
$ su -s /bin/bash
Password:
su: using restricted shell /sbin/nologin
This account is currently not available.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- setup-2.8.71-10.el7 or later one
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