OK. so the user time is correct, so how do I set the root time.
At the moment when directories are made via root actions, the time is
defaulted to 1-1-1970
Yet stuff done as user has the correct time eg:
ls -al /mnt
SNIP
drwxr-xr-x2 frank frank 4096 Dec 26 01:23 16MB/
drwxr--r--5
Hi,
a friend who has just tried mandrake 10 for his first time on Linux cannot
remeber his root password. Any way he can retrieve it?
TIA
Maryse
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On Monday 01 November 2004 14:35, M.Schild wrote:
Hi,
a friend who has just tried mandrake 10 for his first time on Linux cannot
remeber his root password. Any way he can retrieve it?
TIA
Maryse
1)Boot the box
2) when the lilo-boot menu appears hit escape
3)enter linux int 1 at he prompt and
On Monday 01 November 2004 15:46, H.J.Bathoorn wrote:
3)enter linux int 1 at he prompt and hit enter
that shoulde be linux init 1 , sorry.
--
Good luck,
HarM
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6)Promise to NEVER hi-jack somebody else's thread again and rejoice.
Thank you and sorry about the hijack. I wasn´t aware
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that shoulde be linux init 1 , sorry.
OK, Thanks
Maryse
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Can somebody please help me recreate my root username and group
I was working in webmin and was removing some groups. NO i ws not dumb and
removed them. It was after I rebooted root didn't work. I logged into webmin
and root is nowhere to be found.
Thanks in advance.
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Good day
how can i set my user up with root privileges?
Thanks
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On Sunday 06 July 2003 5:35 pm, Tsyko wrote:
Good day
how can i set my user up with root privileges?
Thanks
Tsyko,
Setting yourself up with root privileges can be VERY DANGERIOUS! if you don't
know, the power of root learn( if you already don't know that is..) to su to
root!
On Sunday 06 July 2003 5:35 pm, Tsyko wrote:
Good day
how can i set my user up with root privileges?
Thanks
Tsyko,
Setting yourself up with root privileges can be VERY DANGERIOUS! if you don't
know, the power of root learn( if you already don't know that is..) to su to
root!
*
- Original Message -
From: Tsyko [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:35 AM
Subject: [newbie] root
Good day
how can i set my user up with root privileges?
Thanks
Want
On Mon, 2003-06-30 at 00:29, Andrei Raevsky wrote:
the computer booted up normally but now I get messages such as Can't
write file /var/log/linuxconf/netconf.log
I am running ext3 journalling filesystem which I thought would record the
location of all my files every 5 sec. However, data
On Sunday June 29 2003 05:29 pm, Andrei Raevsky wrote:
I am running ext3 journalling filesystem which I thought would
record the location of all my files every 5 sec. However, data
was lost. Why?!
Can you explain what happened? And should I take any special
action?
ext3 is really just
Hi Tom,
Thanks for the very thourough answer. I did not have a power failure and
my hardware is an old laptop. Next time I will choose ReiserFS.
Thanks a lot!
Andrei
On Sunday June 29 2003 05:29 pm, Andrei Raevsky wrote:
I am running ext3 journalling filesystem which I thought would
access to the system?
Scott
-Original Message-
From: Troy Davidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 5:04 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] root password expired.
Ze,
Restart the computer and put it into single user mode. At either LILO
Hi there,
My root password expired. I can't su and login from the
terminals. Is there anyway I can reset it? Thank you.
Ze
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Restart the computer and put it into single user mode. At either LILO or
GRUB, type 'linux 1' at the prompt.
Then, once the computer has started, go into a terminal and type in 'su'.
You won't need to enter in a password. Type in 'userconf' and change the
root password.
Reboot the
I was configuring my pppd scripts and otherwise finishing an install, and I
noticed somehow the root user lost its /usr/sbin link (I don't know how to
call it) in his $PATH. Any ideas on what to do (I tried export
$PATH=/usr/sbin:all-other-paths but as I rebooted it was lost. Why could
it have
On Monday 02 June 2003 08:36 am, Lanman wrote:
Ronald; Try login in as a normal user, su - to root, and run kcontrol.
When you get there, open Look Feel, and then Behaviour. You're looking
for a checkbox to show desktop icons. Check the box, apply, close, and
restart X.
Thanks Lanman - that
Dear Dark Lord ( sounds kinda sinister don't it? ); I had to figure it out the hard
way ! LOL! Actually, it was a reasonable deduction. I compared how the desktop worked
for a normal user and the root user. Normal user had desktop icons, and root didn't.
Only major visible difference was the
On Mon, 2003-06-02 at 22:25, Ronald J. Hall wrote:
Well, for some odd reason, I can't startx with my root account. I can login,
su, anything like that. If I do a startx, it goes thru the Nvidia splash
screen, then the KDE startup stuff, then I get a busy cursor that never
resolves. My
Well, for some odd reason, I can't startx with my root account. I can login,
su, anything like that. If I do a startx, it goes thru the Nvidia splash
screen, then the KDE startup stuff, then I get a busy cursor that never
resolves. My normal user account works fine.
This is on a newly
Ronald; Try login in as a normal user, su - to root, and run kcontrol. When you
get there, open Look Feel, and then Behaviour. You're looking for a checkbox to show
desktop icons. Check the box, apply, close, and restart X.
I had a similar problem where my mouse pointer would stay busy, until
Hi.
I'm using KDE in Mandrake Linux 9.1. I want to add
'Root' as an option on the login screen [Right now it
only shows a normal user]. Does anybody know how I
can do that?
Thanks.
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On Sunday 30 March 2003 11:39 pm, Computa User wrote:
Hi.
I'm using KDE in Mandrake Linux 9.1. I want to add
'Root' as an option on the login screen [Right now it
only shows a normal user]. Does anybody know how I
can do that?
Thanks.
Users below UID 500 or so are not displayed in gdm,
Assuming you're using kdm. From the kde control centersytemlogin
managerusers
-jm
On Sunday 30 March 2003 11:39 pm, Computa User wrote:
Hi.
I'm using KDE in Mandrake Linux 9.1. I want to add
'Root' as an option on the login screen [Right now it
only shows a normal user]. Does anybody know
In 8.2 I can creat a /root partition on its own, but in 9.0 I can longer do
that. When I try, I get a prompt telling me that /root should be with the
root partition. Does anyone know if this is be design or bug? Can I still
create /root on its own? Thanks.
Norman
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I cannot close a root terminal in M9.0 beta2 do matter what I do.
How can I kill it.
John
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--- Roy Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Robt. Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Drake Zero [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] root login
On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Drake Zero wrote:
I
I installed 8.2 a few days ago and I'm trying to login as root (I think that's what
it
is) from a command line from the KDE desktop. When I installed Mandrake I recall
setting
the root password but not a name. Is there a default name for use to login as root or
will
I have to install all over
On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Drake Zero wrote:
I installed 8.2 a few days ago and I'm trying to login as root (I think that's
what it
is) from a command line from the KDE desktop. When I installed Mandrake I recall
setting
the root password but not a name. Is there a default name for use to login as
On Tue, 2002-07-02 at 13:04, Drake Zero wrote:
I installed 8.2 a few days ago and I'm trying to login as root (I think that's
what it
is) from a command line from the KDE desktop. When I installed Mandrake I recall
setting
the root password but not a name. Is there a default name for use to
I DL'd and upgraded with the MDK 8.2 beta4 cd-ISOs yesterday on a working
8.0 installation.
I was able to log in as root from the graphic login screen one time. After
that I tried to log in as root, ROOT, and Root, getting a login failed
message. Same result from the
I thought the su and root passwords were the same? Or was the login failing
because there was no user named root somehow?
Wow that is a weird one...
but rest assured, su and root are exactly the same password, because all su does is
log you in as the user root.
Just as a matter of
If you figure it out, please please post it here. I have the same problem.
On Fri, 8 Mar 2002 17:46:40 +0100
Hamster Hamster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought the su and root passwords were the same? Or was the
login failing because there was no user named root somehow?
Paul F. Fraley wrote:
I DL'd and upgraded with the MDK 8.2 beta4 cd-ISOs yesterday on a working
8.0 installation.
i am saying with 8.1. and skipping 8.2
I was able to log in as root from the graphic login screen one time. After
that I tried to log in as root, ROOT, and Root, getting a
do you have numbers in you password? is the num lock light on when you type
the password and are you using the numberpad keys?
On Friday 08 March 2002 17:19, you wrote:
Paul F. Fraley wrote:
I DL'd and upgraded with the MDK 8.2 beta4 cd-ISOs yesterday on a working
8.0 installation.
i am
Each time I log into KDE with a regular user, I get a thing in the task bar
titled root warning. Nothing comes up when I click on it and it goes away
after a few seconds. Can anyone tell me what that is for, has anyone else
seen this?
Thanks
--
I am using LM 8.1. I am the only user. I have read and write privileges
for all directories and files. However, when downloading I can only
download into my home/gary directory. Once downloaded i can move them to
another directory while in root. If I try to download into any other
directory,
I'm am really really really sick of all the email that is generated every
night and mailed to root.
When programs are doing it? I tracked some down too logcheck... but whatr
about the rest?
Can someome please tell me what is generating all these security reports
and emailing them to root every
Take a look in /etc/cron.daily -- that is everything that is being run on a
daily basis, and probably the source of virtually every e-mail you're getting.
Michael
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Senior Systems Administration Consultant
Web Spinners, University of West Florida
At
As user, I open root console. I change settings scheme to white on black. and
do save settings. When I reopen settings scheme is back black on yellow. How
to change it permanently white on black.
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MECON,
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Can you shut off the attachments that go out with your posts to the
Mandrake Newbie list? My drive is getting littered with these files
A big ditto as far as message.footer is concerned. PLEASE PLEASE rethink
this as a
On Sat, 2001-12-01 at 13:34, dfox wrote:
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Can you shut off the attachments that go out with your posts to the
Mandrake Newbie list? My drive is getting littered with these files
I have stopped putting my digital signature
I have stopped putting my digital signature on all emails to the list.
For whatever reason, Evolution insists on signing emails as an
Dave,
I wasn't directing this message at you personally, but your message was
just a catalyst for me to vent :) Sorry. I didn't see your messages in
Root exploit in SSH -- anybody heard about this? I've shut down my ssh
server, just in case. But I haven't seen anything on Mandrake's security
page for 8.1, nor have I received an announcement from Mandrake.
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openssh-unix-devm=100696253318793w=2
I CC'd the
Root exploit in SSH -- anybody heard about this? I've shut down my ssh
server, just in case. But I haven't seen anything on Mandrake's security
page for 8.1, nor have I received an announcement from Mandrake.
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openssh-unix-devm=100696253318793w=2
I CC'd the
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Subject:Re: [newbie] root login by default ; response to
Steve's post
Hi Steve!
Yes, I have one for warren and one for root. It also tells me that
root
logged in shortly before warren (yet I never logged on as root).
In
addition, it works
Hello
I've seen every Linux book and manual and doc say that using the
machine as Root is a big no-no.
All suggest creating an extra user. Okay I create extra user. But what
should his settings be? What group should he belong to? I'm hoping
that there is something as powerful as root (so I don't
I just use root. In fact, my four year old uses root. Of course, once my wife
deleted /etc, but never did anything happen that a simple reinstallwouldn't
cure.
jim
Quoting Robert MacLean
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hello
I've seen every Linux book and manual and doc say that using the
machine as
I am getting some weird errors I've never seen after MANY installations of
mandrake linux. When booting up the installer from CDROM I get a message
that says cannot mount root fs, please specify root= option. It then
kernel panics and says cannot mouint root filesystem. I have one hard drive
with
Replying to my own message here:
The workaround I found is to go into the /etc/cron.hourly and locate
the files that don't work.
Mine was installed with mandrake 7.2: inn-cron-nntpsend
I wonder why it doesn't work... Anyway, I moved it to: /etc/cron.hourly.old/
Seems to be ok now...
-e-
Hi all!
Glad to see the religious discussions have stopped. =P
I've been running LM7.2 for several months now, and every 15
minutes or so, I get mail sent to root containing this:
Subject: Cron root@reactor run-parts /etc/cron.hourly
Can't open "/var/run/news/shlock786",
Title: Root problems???
Tried to install lnx4win with Mandrake
7.2 went through the installation
and configuration and was told to
reboot. Once I did I received a kernal
panick error with an unable to load root
fs error.
I have a Athlon 700 with a FIC SD11
motherboard, creative CDRom, BTC
Hello,
I installed Mandrake 7.0 and whenver I go to change permissions (log on a
root) for some reason the permissions are not changing. I type chmod a+rw
filenam and no luck. DOes somebody know why??
THANK YOU very much
GOOSE
On Thu, 11 May 2000, Denis HAVLIK wrote:
use SUDO. And use it sparsly, too .-)
:~Anyone know anything about how to set super permissions to a user without giving
them the root password, or the authority to change the root password once they are
granted super user permissions.
:~Thanks in
ermissions ALL
the time! This is EXTREMELY dangerous. A rm -rf / and wuuup - all is gone.
cu
Denis
:~ -=Ron=-
:~
:~
:~-Original Message-
:~From: Denis HAVLIK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
:~Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 10:45 AM
:~To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
:~Subject: Re: [ne
.
-=Ron=-
-Original Message-
From: Denis HAVLIK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2000 12:16 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [newbie] Root Password
On Thu, 11 May 2000, Ron Greer wrote:
:~Two things:
:~1. How to set an EXECUTABLE to run AS root
use SUDO. And use it sparsly, too .-)
:~Anyone know anything about how to set super permissions to a user without giving
:them the root password, or the authority to change the root password once they are
:granted super user permissions.
:~Thanks in advance.
:~Dave
:~
--
to
username:x:0:0:etc
-=Ron=-
-Original Message-
From: Denis HAVLIK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 10:45 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Root Password
use SUDO. And use it sparsly, too .-)
:~Anyone know anything about how to set
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 1:09 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Root Password
On Thu, 04 May 2000, you wrote:
On Wed, 3 May 2000, David Smith wrote:
Anyone know anything about how to set super permissions to a user
without giving them the root password
On Thu, 04 May 2000, you wrote:
Anyone know anything about how to set super permissions to a user without giving
them the root password, or the authority to change the root password once they are
granted super user permissions.
Thanks in advance.
Dave
Hi Dave.
Well I'm quite new to
On Thu, 04 May 2000, you wrote:
On Wed, 3 May 2000, David Smith wrote:
Anyone know anything about how to set super permissions to a user without giving
them the root password, or the authority to change the root password once they are
granted super user permissions.
Thanks in advance.
If you lose the root password.yepso don't lose it.
- Original Message -
From: hopper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 1:09 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Root Password
On Thu, 04 May 2000, you wrote:
On Wed, 3 May 2000, David Smith wrote
On Fri, 5 May 2000, hopper wrote:
On Thu, 04 May 2000, you wrote:
On Wed, 3 May 2000, David Smith wrote:
Anyone know anything about how to set super permissions to a user without giving
them the root password, or the authority to change the root password once they are
granted super
On Fri, 5 May 2000, hopper wrote:
You could add the user to the ROOT group, using userconf (as root).
This question is sort of along the lost password lines.
If I loose the root password, am I totally screwed?
Well, I know that if _I_ lose the root password, that I would be screwed.
I am
Anyone know anything about how to set super
permissions to a user without giving them the root password, or the authority to
change the root password once they are granted super user
permissions.
Thanks in advance.
Dave
On Wed, 3 May 2000, David Smith wrote:
Anyone know anything about how to set super permissions to a user without giving them
the root password, or the authority to change the root password once they are granted
super user permissions.
Thanks in advance.
Dave
You could add the user to the
In a message dated 03/27/2000 8:31:00 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You need to pick up a basic book on Linux (or even Unix), it will explain
the concept of security on this operating system.
I've tried this as well...and had no success in understanding the book...I
How do I login as root? At the login I typed in root and no password, and it
rejected it...
'A Slave To The Drive To Obsession-
A Spirit With A Vision, Is A Dream With A Mission'
-Rush 'Mission'
-Chris
Rasputin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 03/26/2000 9:15:01 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Type in root and your password. Root requires a password.
How do I login as root? At the login I typed in root and no password,
and
it
rejected it...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 03/26/2000 9:15:01 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Type in root and your password. Root requires a password.
How do I login as root? At the login I typed in root and no password,
and
it
rejected it...
When you did your install of Mandrake or what ever one you are using you
are instructed to create a user with a password. You are also told to
put a password on the root access. If you did not then I would recommend
doing the install again and this time WRITE DOWN THE PASSWORD so you can
use it
"CMi1255179" == CMi1255179 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
CMi1255179 In a message dated 03/26/2000 9:15:01 PM Central
CMi1255179 Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Type in root and your password. Root requires a password.
[snip]
CMi1255179 I've tried this as well, and it
Or, if you want to save yourself the work of reinstalling the system again, just
to punch in one stupid password, you might could type "linux 1" at the
LILO-prompt, which will take you to a single-user shell with root-access. Then
type "passwd" once it's booted, and provide a password. This is
"hsantos78" == hsantos78 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
hsantos78 I installed Mandrake 7 and used for several hours
hsantos78 without a problem. The problem comes know that i used
hsantos78 root to adduser and my machine got stuck. i rebooted
hsantos78 the machine manually (reset).
hsantos78 wrote:
I installed Mandrake 7 and used for several hours without a problem. The problem
comes know that i used root to adduser and my machine got stuck. i rebooted the
machine manually (reset). Know i did add the user but says that root does not exist.
can any one help me?
My Mandrake 6.1 system does not finish starting all of the processes. It
hangs.
So, I wanted to use the rescue disk that I created during the installation.
The machine boots, reads the floppy and at Lilo I type: rescue. It continues
to read from the floppy, loads some stuff, but then asks for a
I've had a problem in such that I cant create a partition larger that 500MB
does anyone have the answer.
Oh the OS is mandrake 6.1
Warmest regards,
Manuel Tuthill
-Original Message-
From: Rial Juan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thursday, February
Well, best I could do being so tired and frustrated and all. I can do better
sometimes.
Happy New Year 2000!
B. B.
John Aldrich wrote:
On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, you wrote:
Pine or Oak log? Thanks for the response. I'm still working other issues and
seem to
have lucked out fixing this
On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, you wrote:
Pine or Oak log? Thanks for the response. I'm still working other issues and seem
to
have lucked out fixing this one. Just enough encouragement to keep me hooked, huh?
AARRRGGGHHH! That was terrible. ;-)
I think LINUX is written to do that to just me. Or
not ALL) are pack rats.
Ron
R_Yeo [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 12/28/99 01:17:21 PM
Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cc:(bcc: Ronald A. Yacketta/958157/EKC)
Subject: Re: [newbie] Root Password Problem
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Toyswins wrote:
I think I discovered
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, you wrote:
I think I discovered the problem. Hinted at it the other message. My / partition
ran out of space. It got weird with signing in and some other stuff, so might have
something to do with it. A 347 Mb one isn't big enough. I've changed it to 1.2
Gb, and if
On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Toyswins wrote:
I think I discovered the problem. Hinted at it the other message. My / partition
ran out of space. It got weird with signing in and some other stuff, so might have
something to do with it. A 347 Mb one isn't big enough. I've changed it to 1.2
Gb, and
Well, I ran out with it at 350 Mb and that was recommended in a book I have on the
topic
of partition sizes. Matter of fact, most of the other partitions were either empty or
close to it. Somewhere it's putting everything in / I do believe. Either way, I won't
run out for a while now.
I think I discovered the problem. Hinted at it the other message. My / partition
ran out of space. It got weird with signing in and some other stuff, so might have
something to do with it. A 347 Mb one isn't big enough. I've changed it to 1.2
Gb, and if that doesn't work, nothing will. I've
I just started my "experimental" Linux box and discovered that it
doesn't like my password. I can go in as my alternate user, and after
successfully logging in, type in "su" then the root password and it
works just fine. I then changed the root password via passwd logged out
and tried again.
On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Toyswins wrote:
I just started my "experimental" Linux box and discovered that it
doesn't like my password. I can go in as my alternate user, and after
successfully logging in, type in "su" then the root password and it
works just fine. I then changed the root password
I did that, and am aware of the difference in capital vice lower case. First
thing I thought of, and it worked initially. I figure it's something I did
and don't have a clue now what it could have been.
The -19 makes sense so I'll go with that. Expert that you are...heh heh.
Merry Christmas
On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Toyswins wrote:
I did that, and am aware of the difference in capital vice lower case. First
thing I thought of, and it worked initially. I figure it's something I did
and don't have a clue now what it could have been.
The -19 makes sense so I'll go with that. Expert
If I make / (root) and /usr different partitions on my hard disk, how big
do these partitions need to be?
DRX
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, drx wrote:
If I make / (root) and /usr different partitions on my hard disk, how big
do these partitions need to be?
DRX
/ 500-1000MB+
/usr 1500-2500MB+
The bigger the better of course, but you didn't say what you had to work
Before you run an application in a terminal as root, you need to type:
xhost localhost
If you close that terminal, you will have to retype it to run apps in another
terminal as root. I think you can also add it to .xinitrc to have it executed
every session.
Richard
On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, you
On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, you wrote:
Before you run an application in a terminal as root, you need to type:
xhost localhost
If you close that terminal, you will have to retype it to run apps in another
terminal as root. I think you can also add it to .xinitrc to have it executed
every session.
Some of the other OS's I've worked with (VMS - shudder) allow the
administrator to require 2 passwords to access the admin. account. It
was very handy to be able to prevent outside forces from guessing logins
- in the event of a "break in" the hack didn't already have half of the
login sequence.
On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Joseph S. Gardner wrote:
Some of the other OS's I've worked with (VMS - shudder) allow the
administrator to require 2 passwords to access the admin. account. It
was very handy to be able to prevent outside forces from guessing logins
- in the event of a "break in" the
I have noticed that when using the root account KDE seems to crash with an
alarming regularity. I have noticed this when copying files and
directories, right clicking on items in the /dev directory and a few other
things. What happens is the icons on screen go black and all kfm windows
stop
A couple more problems/questions:
1) As a normal user I can use kppp just fine. However, as root it
doesn't work. It will dial the modem, I hear it connect, but then it
pops up 'No Carrier'. And if I query the modem I get all blanks
rather than the info I get as a normal user.
Any ideas?
On 12-Aug-99 Ty Mixon wrote:
2) This isn't really a Mandrake question, but most of y'all are
helpful so . . .
I'm taking Computer Science I this semester and will finally begin
learning C++. Should have picked up a book long ago, but never did.
Anyhow, what I want to know is how do I
At 09:59 AM 8/1/99 -0700, michael wrote:
it says..
/dev/hda3contains a filesystem with errors, check forced.
after a brief period it then says...
/dev/hda3:Unattached inode 371486
/dev/hda3Unexpected inconsistency;
Run fsck manually
ie:
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