Mikkel,
Thanks for the information abolut accessing admin from the Linux Prompt (Is that what they call it, like Dos Prompt, or just "command line".) Unfortunately my system will only let me access admin from the root directory prompt, and the system will not allow to change directory to the root prompt because I do not have authority to do so. So I still cannot access my logs to send to DrWeb to find out why DrWeb will not run.
What now?
Ed ________________________ Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
Edward Rochon wrote:
Hi
My operating system will not give me access to logs and root folder files. There is no admin profile on file. I know my admin password. It is useless. If I reinstall and give my user ID the name admin, it does not matter. I bought a package, because I do not have time to read endless help manuals. The search capacity is limited and there is no index. A nice brief clear how-to on accessing admin would be much appreciated.
Thanks for reading,
Ed
Ed, The first thing to remember is that the admin is user root. This usage goes back to the UNIX roots. The root account on a normal Linux system can do just about anything, so it must be used with care. Having said this, there are several ways to log in as root. If you use the command line interface, they you can ether log in as root, or you can run "su" or "su -" as a normal user. You will be asked for the root password. The"su" and "su -" commmands will also work from a terminal opened in the GUI. There are also some menu options that require the root password to operate. One last point - if you run KDE as your desktop, you can hit Alt-F2 and it will bring up a "run command" dialog box. If you click on "Options", you can select to run the command you enter as root.
Mikkel
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