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Running SUDO as a user with the root role fails with: "PAM account management error: Permission denied" or "account validation failure, is your account locked?" (Doc ID 2618680.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 01, 2024

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 11.4 to 11.4 [Release 11.0]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On systems where root is a role, running sudo as a user with the root role fails.


Examples:


Changes

System was updated from 11.4.14.5.0 (or lower) to 11.4.15.5.0 or 11.4.16.4.0.

OR

System was updated from 11.3.36.17.0 (or lower) to 11.3.36.18.0 (or higher).

Cause

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