Trying to run sesu - we get an error message 'Operation not permitted'
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Trying to run sesu - we get an error message 'Operation not permitted'

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Article ID: 366825

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Products

CA Privileged Access Manager - Server Control (PAMSC)

Issue/Introduction

Trying to use sesu to surrogate to root is not possible for any user

Environment

PAMSC 14.1 cp05

Cause

There was defined a rule for /bin/su with defacess none for everybody, this is what causing nobody is able to run sesu and su

 

Resolution

The solution is to give execution permissions for everybody and then sesu and su works fine

er PROGRAM '/bin/su' defaccess(x) 

it was previously defaccess(none)