Answers: linux - SU : Permission denied /bin/sh

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I added a new user in system:

$ useradd new_user

When I try to switch from root to new_user, I get this error:

$ su new_user
permission denied /bin/sh
$grep new_user /etc/passwd
new_user:x:2001:4001::/home/new_user:/bin/sh
$/bin/ls -ld /bin
dr-xr-xr-x    2 root     root          4096 Jan  1 00:07 /bin
$/bin/ls -ld /bin/sh
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root            20 Jan  1 00:07 /bin/sh -> /etc/alternatives/sh
$/bin/ls -ld /etc/alternatives/sh
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root             9 Jan  1 00:07 /etc/alternatives/sh -> /bin/bash
$/bin/ls -ld /bin/bash
-r-xr-x---    1 root     shell       700076 May 27  2014 /bin/bash

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linux - Login issue - .bashrc permission denied?

linux user-accounts bashrc

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I logged in as root user and create a new user and set the password. But I am unable to switch to the newly created user.

What is the permission problem of .bashrc file with root user?

# adduser -m praveen
# passwd praveen
<password set>

# su praveen
bash: /home/monitor/praveen/.bashrc: Permission denied

# ls -al /home/monitor/praveen
-rw-r--r-- 1 praveen praveen  124 Jul 28 07:41 .bashrc

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linux - SU : Permission denied /bin/sh