Problem Installing program with SUDO

2009-02-15 Thread Kirk
I'm trying to install Qemulator. I launch setup.py and answer the questions about the installation. If finally requires a SUDO password and won't accept my SU password. I've searched the Forums and can't find a remedy. What do I need to do? Thanks, Kirk Ziegler -- fedora-list mailing list

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO

2009-02-15 Thread Kevin Kofler
Kirk wrote: > I'm trying to install Qemulator. I launch setup.py and answer the > questions about the installation. If finally requires a SUDO password > and won't accept my SU password. Sudo is not set up by default in Fedora, try su -c instead of sudo. Kevin Kofler -- fedora-list ma

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO

2009-02-15 Thread Kirk
> Message: 14 > Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:18:43 +0100 > From: Kevin Kofler > Subject: Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO > To: fedora-list@redhat.com > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Kirk wrote: > > I'm trying to ins

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO

2009-02-15 Thread Erik P. Olsen
On 15/02/09 22:47, Kirk wrote: [snip] >> anything. Is there a way to make a sudo password? I'm lost...as you >> can tell. Make the necessary changes to /etc/sudoer. The file is selfexplanatory. -- Erik. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO

2009-02-15 Thread Guillermo Garron
On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 7:00 PM, Erik P. Olsen wrote: > On 15/02/09 22:47, Kirk wrote: > [snip] >>> anything. Is there a way to make a sudo password? I'm lost...as you >>> can tell. > > Make the necessary changes to /etc/sudoer. The file is selfexplanatory. Or you can read here: http://www.go2l

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO

2009-02-15 Thread Kevin Kofler
Kirk wrote: > Thanks for the response Kevin. The problem is that the setup.py pops > up a windows (GUI?) type installer dialog vs. the Terminal. Its a > window that's asking for a sudo password. It also has a button to > go to the Terminal, tried su -c in the terminal but didn't do > anything. I

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO

2009-02-15 Thread suvayu ali
2009/2/15 Erik P. Olsen : > Make the necessary changes to /etc/sudoer. The file is selfexplanatory. But the way to edit the file safely is not. Type visudo in terminal to do that. It launches vi editor and prevents simultaneous edits of the file. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO

2009-02-15 Thread Kevin Kofler
suvayu ali wrote: > But the way to edit the file safely is not. Type visudo in terminal to > do that. It launches vi editor and prevents simultaneous edits of the > file. But in practice you'll get away with kdesu kwrite /etc/sudoers just fine. Kevin Kofler -- fedora-list mailing list f

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO

2009-02-15 Thread suvayu ali
2009/2/15 Kevin Kofler : > suvayu ali wrote: >> But the way to edit the file safely is not. Type visudo in terminal to >> do that. It launches vi editor and prevents simultaneous edits of the >> file. > > But in practice you'll get away with kdesu kwrite /etc/sudoers just fine. > That is true unles

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO

2009-02-15 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
suvayu ali wrote: > 2009/2/15 Erik P. Olsen : >> Make the necessary changes to /etc/sudoer. The file is selfexplanatory. > > But the way to edit the file safely is not. Type visudo in terminal to > do that. It launches vi editor and prevents simultaneous edits of the > file. > If you set EDITOR,

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO

2009-02-15 Thread suvayu ali
2009/2/15 Mikkel L. Ellertson : > It also wirks for things like vipw and vigr. > cool didn't know that! -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http:

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO (finished)

2009-02-15 Thread Kirk
> On 15/02/09 22:47, Kirk wrote: > [snip] > >> anything. Is there a way to make a sudo password? I'm lost...as > >> you can tell. > > Make the necessary changes to /etc/sudoer. The file is > selfexplanatory. > I'm still too much of a rookie, about 6 weeks, to understand what I need to do. Th

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO (finished)

2009-02-15 Thread suvayu ali
2009/2/15 Kirk : > >> On 15/02/09 22:47, Kirk wrote: >> [snip] >> >> anything. Is there a way to make a sudo password? I'm lost...as >> >> you can tell. >> >> Make the necessary changes to /etc/sudoer. The file is >> selfexplanatory. >> > I'm still too much of a rookie, about 6 weeks, to understan

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO (Closed)

2009-02-15 Thread Kirk
On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:43:57 -0500 (EST) fedora-list-requ...@redhat.com wrote: > suvayu ali wrote: > > But the way to edit the file safely is not. Type visudo in terminal > > to do that. It launches vi editor and prevents simultaneous edits > > of the file. > > But in practice you'll get away w

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO (finished)

2009-02-15 Thread Kirk
> >> Make the necessary changes to /etc/sudoer. The file is > >> selfexplanatory. > >> > > I'm still too much of a rookie, about 6 weeks, to understand what I > > need to do. The sudoers file had commands while the sudoer is > > blank. I'll keep this and come back to it when I have more > > know

Re: Problem Installing program with SUDO (finished)

2009-02-15 Thread Erik P. Olsen
On 16/02/09 01:33, Kirk wrote: >> On 15/02/09 22:47, Kirk wrote: >> [snip] anything. Is there a way to make a sudo password? I'm lost...as you can tell. >> Make the necessary changes to /etc/sudoer. The file is >> selfexplanatory. >> > I'm still too much of a rookie, about 6 weeks, to