Hi

Please help. I was able to sudo to root. 

# lslpp -L sudo.rte
Fileset Level State Type Description (Uninstaller)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sudo.rte 1.9.7.2 C F Configurable super-user
privileges runtime
... 

# sudo su -
sudo: Account expired or PAM config lacks an "account" section for sudo, contact your system administrator
sudo: a password is required

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Edward Pang
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Try with AIX Toolbox sudo.

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Ayappan P
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Original Message:
Sent: Tue September 13, 2022 01:00 PM
From: Edward Pang
Subject: Can't sudo to root on AIX 7.2

Hi

Please help. I was able to sudo to root. 

# lslpp -L sudo.rte
Fileset Level State Type Description (Uninstaller)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sudo.rte 1.9.7.2 C F Configurable super-user
privileges runtime
... 

# sudo su -
sudo: Account expired or PAM config lacks an "account" section for sudo, contact your system administrator
sudo: a password is required

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Edward Pang
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Hi.
I never used the sudo.rte. But did you try:
sudo -i 

I think you don't have rights to run su as root. This is IMHO as it should be

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Ane-Pieter Wieringa
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Original Message:
Sent: Tue September 13, 2022 01:00 PM
From: Edward Pang
Subject: Can't sudo to root on AIX 7.2

Hi

Please help. I was able to sudo to root. 

# lslpp -L sudo.rte
Fileset Level State Type Description (Uninstaller)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
sudo.rte 1.9.7.2 C F Configurable super-user
privileges runtime
... 

# sudo su -
sudo: Account expired or PAM config lacks an "account" section for sudo, contact your system administrator
sudo: a password is required

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Edward Pang
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