Yep. If you've logged in as "root" and not SU-ed to root (two different
things... there are some things that you just can't do as "SU" that you can
do as "root") It very well may be time to reinstall. I thought I was at that
point last week, but with a little help from the author of KMail, I managed
to salvage my install w/o having to log back in. 'Course now I have a couple
of half-installed X-based email clients... Oh, well... :-)
John
----- Original Message -----
From: Rhichard Barth & Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 1999 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] shutdown problem fixed
>
>
> John Aldrich wrote:
>
> > Log in as "root" instead of a normal user. Try that instead of SU.
> > John
>
> I did log on as "root"....
> It insists that my mtab and fstab files/Dir's are gone...
> I'm going to start over again.....
> Axalon!!!! Thank you for your help.But it's time to clean-up my mistakes
and
> start
> new, I will be doing the partitions the way we talked about, however, my
> back-ups are on my Network to a Back-up drive Onstream 30gig...I just
didn't get
> that far during my 6.0 install
> Oh I'm sorry Thank you too, John.....
> This has got to be one of the greatest sites there is.....
> I owe you guys.....
> I'll be back!!!!!
>
> Rhich
> "The Phoneless Guy"
> Icq 8150164
>
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rhichard Barth & Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 1999 7:54 AM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] shutdown problem fixed
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > John Aldrich wrote:
> > >
> > > > Are you editing the file as "root"? If not, that's a "system file"
and
> > only
> > > > "root" can edit it.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Rhichard Barth & Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 1999 6:48 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] shutdown problem fixed
> > > > >>>At the # I type SU? I believe (or it likes me to think I am) SU.
> > >
> > > It must be SU because if I don't type that I can't even use MC, but
once
> > in MC
> > > all I can do is look, can't touch....tried that when Axalon suggested
> > removing
> > > the -p in SShalt, but it won't let me save the changes.....
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Axalon wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Flight16 wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > For anybody else having the problem I was of a huge error
crashing
> > > > their system
> > > > > > > whenever the shutdown script tried to halt, it is because of
the
> > power
> > > > off command,
> > > > > > > like Axalon said, but the specific problem comes from the -p
> > parameter
> > > > that tries to
> > > > > > > power down your pc. This command is near the end in SShalt
> > script..
> > > > Just look in
> > > > > > > your /etc/rc.d/rc0.d directory, and edit one of the last lines
> > which
> > > > contain "halt -i
> > > > > > > -d -p" so that it doesn't contain the p, and is just
"halt -i -d"
> > and
> > > > any other
> > > > > > > parameters you used with it. Hope this helps somebody else
out
> > there.
> > > > See ya.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Flight16
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Found it !!!!!!
> > > > > but it won't let me save the changes......
> > > > > can I rename it?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
>
