[SOLVED] root authentication failure in Fedora Core 12.

navaboro · 01-29-2010, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rohit0825

I have just installed Fedora Core 12.

Whenever i try to login as root it gives Authentication failure.

Code:

Username: root
Password: correct

Code:

Authentication Failure

I want to login as root and want to modify some cfg files.
Please tell me a way to login as root.

Also, I want to run "rsh" and "telnet" services.
Please tell me how to do that in fedora core 12. The system shows that package is installed but i am not able to find services running.
Thanks

You have tried with wrong password. or you go to single user mode change the password using passwd.

John VV · 01-29-2010, 05:08 AM

rohit0825
BE WARNED using that hack is not recommend and it DOSE have some UNWANTED side effects
that are not good .

you have been warned -- do not log into Gnome as root !!!

use the " su - " command from the terminal.

rohit0825 · 01-30-2010, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

rohit0825
BE WARNED using that hack is not recommend and it DOSE have some UNWANTED side effects
that are not good .

you have been warned -- do not log into Gnome as root !!!

use the " su - " command from the terminal.

i just pasted some files into home directory and then revert back all the settings.
is that so much harmfull