su problem

[Prabhu Ramachandran <prabhu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi,

>>>>> "Kicha" == Kicha  <kicha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

    Kicha> the su command is not working in my linux box..  even if i
    Kicha> give the original passwd its not accepting..  sometimes it
    Kicha> says that it has a broken pipe..

I dont know if this will help but does 

  $ su -

work?  If not why dont oyu run strace and see what happens?

$ strace su 

prabhu

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