Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem

1999-12-31 Thread Toyswins
Well, best I could do being so tired and frustrated and all. I can do better sometimes. Happy New Year 2000! B. B. John Aldrich wrote: On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, you wrote: Pine or Oak log? Thanks for the response. I'm still working other issues and seem to have lucked out fixing this

Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem

1999-12-29 Thread John Aldrich
On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, you wrote: Pine or Oak log? Thanks for the response. I'm still working other issues and seem to have lucked out fixing this one. Just enough encouragement to keep me hooked, huh? AARRRGGGHHH! That was terrible. ;-) I think LINUX is written to do that to just me. Or

Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem

1999-12-29 Thread Toyswins
not ALL) are pack rats. Ron R_Yeo [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 12/28/99 01:17:21 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Ronald A. Yacketta/958157/EKC) Subject: Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Toyswins wrote: I think I discovered

Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem

1999-12-28 Thread John Aldrich
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, you wrote: I think I discovered the problem. Hinted at it the other message. My / partition ran out of space. It got weird with signing in and some other stuff, so might have something to do with it. A 347 Mb one isn't big enough. I've changed it to 1.2 Gb, and if

Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem

1999-12-28 Thread R_Yeo
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Toyswins wrote: I think I discovered the problem. Hinted at it the other message. My / partition ran out of space. It got weird with signing in and some other stuff, so might have something to do with it. A 347 Mb one isn't big enough. I've changed it to 1.2 Gb, and

Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem

1999-12-28 Thread Toyswins
Well, I ran out with it at 350 Mb and that was recommended in a book I have on the topic of partition sizes. Matter of fact, most of the other partitions were either empty or close to it. Somewhere it's putting everything in / I do believe. Either way, I won't run out for a while now.

Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem

1999-12-27 Thread Toyswins
I think I discovered the problem. Hinted at it the other message. My / partition ran out of space. It got weird with signing in and some other stuff, so might have something to do with it. A 347 Mb one isn't big enough. I've changed it to 1.2 Gb, and if that doesn't work, nothing will. I've

[newbie] Root Password Problem

1999-12-25 Thread Toyswins
I just started my "experimental" Linux box and discovered that it doesn't like my password. I can go in as my alternate user, and after successfully logging in, type in "su" then the root password and it works just fine. I then changed the root password via passwd logged out and tried again.

Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem

1999-12-25 Thread John Aldrich
On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Toyswins wrote: I just started my "experimental" Linux box and discovered that it doesn't like my password. I can go in as my alternate user, and after successfully logging in, type in "su" then the root password and it works just fine. I then changed the root password

Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem

1999-12-25 Thread Toyswins
I did that, and am aware of the difference in capital vice lower case. First thing I thought of, and it worked initially. I figure it's something I did and don't have a clue now what it could have been. The -19 makes sense so I'll go with that. Expert that you are...heh heh. Merry Christmas

Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem

1999-12-25 Thread John Aldrich
On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Toyswins wrote: I did that, and am aware of the difference in capital vice lower case. First thing I thought of, and it worked initially. I figure it's something I did and don't have a clue now what it could have been. The -19 makes sense so I'll go with that. Expert