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[Bug 1520260] [NEW] su does not work

 

Public bug reported:

when i type su in terminal and type the correct password it gives
su:Authentication error

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: sudo 1.8.12-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-19.23-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Nov 26 09:16:49 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-23 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
SourcePackage: sudo
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2015-11-25 (0 days ago)
VisudoCheck:
 /etc/sudoers: parsed OK
 /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK
 /etc/sudoers.d/unity8-lxc: parsed OK
modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers']
modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']

** Affects: sudo (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

** Information type changed from Private Security to Public

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Title:
  su does not work

Status in sudo package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  when i type su in terminal and type the correct password it gives
  su:Authentication error

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: sudo 1.8.12-1ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-19.23-generic 4.2.6
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-19-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Nov 26 09:16:49 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-23 (2 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  SourcePackage: sudo
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2015-11-25 (0 days ago)
  VisudoCheck:
   /etc/sudoers: parsed OK
   /etc/sudoers.d/README: parsed OK
   /etc/sudoers.d/unity8-lxc: parsed OK
  modified.conffile..etc.sudoers: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers']
  modified.conffile..etc.sudoers.d.README: [inaccessible: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/sudoers.d/README']

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