Very slow password validation

[Jim Cornette]

Jim Cornette wrote:
> Tomas Mraz wrote:
>>>>
>>> AS with Clyde, it is in gnome-terminal issuing the su - command
>>> I have ssh disabled.
>>
>> Can you strace the process and see where it is waiting? You will have to
>> attach the strace to the su process from another root shell of course.
> 
> It appears to be hanging only on the first su - instance. When I logged 
> in one terminal by su - and logged in the second terminal with su to 
> attach, it was fairly quick.
> 
> If the attachment does not give you a clue, I'll log in a regular root 
> console to attach. See text file attached.
> 
> Jim
> 

It looks like time to change the root password :-)
Jim