[newbie] su-incorrect password

2001-08-14 Thread 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

Fwd: Re: [newbie] Permissions help

2001-07-25 Thread Scott Olfert
> Presumably the problem is that something the script attempts to execute is > only runnable by root. That's what i was thinking too.. i may try changing ownership, but i'm not sure if that'll work, as the file's current permissions should allow for me to run it anyway. I'm gonna go through the

[newbie] Permissions help

2001-07-24 Thread 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 mu