Problem With Admin Provilegies

abulafiar · 08-02-2004, 11:17 AM

People, I do need with urgent yor help
I´ve been logued as an user in RED HAT 9
but for some configuration it keeps me asking for a password because i do not have priligies with the user logued, I keep trying but there´s no way i can find,
does anyone know how to solve this ??
Thanks

Rodrigo

Skyline · 08-02-2004, 11:40 AM

Have you forgotten your root password?

abulafiar · 08-02-2004, 11:43 AM

That the "kit of the question" I don´t know which is the root password.
I am logged as an user abulafiar and I type the password for this user, but i won´t like it,
have any clue ? Thanks a LOT

Rodrigo

abulafiar · 08-02-2004, 11:59 AM

this is ONE MESSAGE EXAMPLE, don´t know what to do, THANKS

You are attempting to run "redhat-config-users" which requires administrative privileges, but more information is needed in order to do so.

SO, as I said, I am loggued as an user, but don´t know if it has admin privileges, please HELP ..!!
ThANKS

Rodrigo

stickman · 08-02-2004, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by abulafiar
That the "kit of the question" I don´t know which is the root password.
I am logged as an user abulafiar and I type the password for this user, but i won´t like it,
have any clue ? Thanks a LOT

Rodrigo

Are you able to login as root? Have lost/forgotten the root password? If you are the admin of the system and you have lost the root password, you might try Googling for password recovery on Linux.

masand · 08-02-2004, 12:18 PM

for geting root priveleges use
#su

or if u have lost ur passsword
go to rescue mode and at the #prompt

use
#passwd root
to set new passwd for root