Hi, I am running Mandrake 10.0 Community and ran into the same problem. I found a solution that, maybe, can help you as well. I am not familiar with Mandrake 9.2, but, maybe this can help.
Click Menu->System->Configuration->Configure your computer. You will asked for the root account password, enter it, and the drakconf window (Mandrake Conrol Center) will be displayed. Choose 'Security' and then 'Levels and Checks'. You will be met with a window that has some tabs. Check that the correct settings are set for ALL these tabs. I found that Mandrake had higher security than I was used to in Fedora Core and some of these settings would not allow me to run certain programs. After adjusting these settings, I could run all my programs. I felt good about Mandrake's security. Much better than any other distro I had used. Hope this works for you. Regards, Ian MacGregor On Tuesday 13 April 2004 7:39 pm, Steve Hammond wrote: > Hmmm.... > > Got a new harddrive, reinstalled Mandrake 9.2....use GNOME, have a good > idea of what i'm doing during install so I don't think i did anything > drastically different from previous ones. > > However, since install, over half of my applications/launchers/etc can't be > run as any user outside of root. plus, instead of just prompting me for > root pws on applicable stuff, i.e. rpmdrake, harddrake, and the like, it > just pops a window on me quoting "insufficient rights". > > I thought this might have something to do with sudo (not too familiar with > the program, it's just that it was suggested on a linuxhelp channel. I > wasn't really sure where to start with sudo (except that I knew I had it), > so I tried removing it and then recompiling it. As far as I know, it got > reinstalled properly, but did nothing to change my situation. > > I'm thinking this lack of access to half my launchers is the reason why i > can't get anything on my menu unless i recompile them. > > Thanks in advance, > -stv > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tax headache? MSN Money provides relief with tax tips, tools, IRS forms and > more! http://moneycentral.msn.com/tax/workshop/welcome.asp -- MacGregor Despite Them!
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