Summary: i have changed /etc/passwd file as follows-- foo:x:0:0:/root:/bin/bash i.e. in the first line I replced first"root" by foo and rest of the things left...
Summary: My workstation was a Mdk8.2 working fine, I just moved it to 9.0. And now I've a problem with NIS service : Non-root user can log into the syste...
Summary: I can have root mount the floppy. But for the non root users, eventhough I did add "user" in /etc/fstab, non root users keep get error "cant create...
Summary: Hi, How can you spin down a har drive as non-root user. When I type hdparm -y /dev/hdb as root my primary slave spins down, but as non-root user, I ge...
Summary: I installed Red Hat 9.0, the details about my installation are in a link down below. I want to try fdisk my mbr but I can't get back to dos in order ...
Summary: Generally it goes like so (in the console): $user@localhost>su root $user@localhost>[password] Or, to simply log in as root (then start the window man...
Summary: I've just installed SuSE 8.0 and have configured my modem + dial-up connection (using KInternet). I am able to access the internet + browse the ...
Summary: OK, i've been looking everywhere for an answer to this question and i hope people are still here to answer it. I was wondering how i get back into thi...
Summary: Thank you for that, I will try it. But I would like to get the root user to show up in the users list. If you don't see Luigi don't look for him. ...
Summary: Hello, I being as dumb as I am, accidently downloaded a fake program that would supposedly help me configure my DSL modem. So, it asked me for my root...
Summary: HI, I use Mandrake 8.1 and xp pro Recently, i tried to re partition my hard drive to redistribute free space using partition magic 7. But after that i...
Summary: i have several shell scripts set up for users and i know this is kinda a rookie question but how do i look up their command history i know for root it...
Summary: Is there any way I can change the password though? Also, I've realized that I can enter the password for some stuff and it works, but not for other st...
Summary: Hi folks, Everytime I log in as root, I get a dialog warning me that as the root user its easy to cock up linux. The 100th time around, I think the me...
Summary: After switching to the user desktop with Ctrl+Alt+F5, if you want to get back to the root desktop use Ctrl+Alt+F6 and not Ctrl+Alt+F3. FYI The vt6 in ...
Summary: I wouldn't recommend giving root access privileges to your normal user account, as it's just too easy to mess up your system. If all you're really con...
Summary: hi: i am a root but i dont have full access to my system because all directories/programs are owned by a localuser and root (e.g drwxr-x--- 25 tech...
Summary: How do I logon as root, so I can edit directories and files? Also, if I am logged on as a user but I am also the administrator how can I get to the r...
Summary: hello, I hope there is someone who might be able to assist me on this. I'm still learning to walk my way through linux, running Fedora Core 2. My Inst...
Summary: You are doing the same thing that you were doing in Linux.... The reason why you get that is because there is no such file.... It wasn't lying to you....
Summary: You should be able to get into single-user mode by typing 'linux 1' or similar at tyhe LILO prompt. Then you could try setting all the passwords back ...
Summary: There is no way to disable Lilo temporarily, but you can uninstall it, then reinstall it after doing what you need to do with the Maxtor utility. The ...
Summary: Hi! I have a dial up connection to my ISP and I have two users acounts. Every time I click on kppp for conecting, I get the root password window and ...
Summary: I have a fresh install of Mandrake 10.1 but Mozilla and Firefox will only run from a Konsile as root.. Konqueror is fine from a "normal" user Any ...
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