[newbie] su-incorrect password

[Scott Olfert]

Hey guys, wondering if you can help me w/ this problem.  I've searched for an 
answer, but i couldn't seem to find much of one.

When trying to su from my user account to root, i get incorrect password 
error.  However, i am certain that the root password i'm entering is correct, 
as i can log in under root if i logout/login.

Any ideas? 

Thanks,

scott



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[newbie] Permissions help

[Scott Olfert]

Hey all,

Why would i be unable to launch the adsl-start script as a user?  It's 
permissions are as follows:

-rwxr-xr-x   1  root  root

If i'm reading this correctly, the script then should be readable and 
executable by my user account?

When i try to run it from bash i get adsl-start: you must be root to run 
this script.  Why would i not be able to run this script as user?

Thanks for your input, i'm a relative newbie trying to figure out these 
permissions.

Scott