Re: [newbie] root / su passwords different?

2002-03-08 Thread ed tharp
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. >

Re: [newbie] root / su passwords different?

2002-03-08 Thread g
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

Re: [newbie] root / su passwords different?

2002-03-08 Thread David
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 someho

Re: [newbie] root / su passwords different?

2002-03-08 Thread Hamster
> 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

[newbie] root / su passwords different?

2002-03-08 Thread Paul F. Fraley
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 th