[newbie] su-incorrect password

2001-08-14 Per discussione 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

[newbie] Permissions help

2001-07-24 Per discussione 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