Unable to "su - user" , throws an error "bash: /root/.bash_profile: Permission denied"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • User is unable to login through user using su command after upgrading the system from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8. Giving below error-

    [root@example ~]# su - user
    Last login: Mon Apr 10 08:54:19 PDT 2023 on pts/0
    -bash: /root/.bash_profile: Permission denied
    -bash-4.4$ logout
    -bash: /root/.bash_logout: Permission denied
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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