Hey,

Earlier yesterday I got a notice there were some updates ready to be installed. It asked for my bill48 password. I entered it and it was declined. I entered the password again and it was decliend again. I was able to get the updates by going through the Mageia Control Center using the Root password, which I did remember.

Now I need some assitance in creating a new 'localhost' password. By 'new' I mean restoring the password I already have to its righful place. Any ideas as to where I can go or what I need to do would be appreciated.

TIA

herakles_14

My first guess is that your user "bill48" doesn't have 'sudo' rights.
If so, as root add your user to a group with sudo rights. I don't know Mageia's Control Center, but you can check the file /etc/sudoers, edit with "sudoedit".

pingu;

I was not able to open the /etc/sudoer.d folder. I also used the terminal entering; /etc/sudoers that did not work well.

I know how to change my Unix password but before I do that I need to know is the Unix passwrod just another name for the Root password? If it is not then I coudl go ahead an nmake the change or correct the change?

If I am understanding correctly you know the root password but not the password for bill48 and so you want to change bill48's password?
I that is the case then open a terminal typethen enter the root password. After that run and enter the new password when asked. Then you just type exit to log out as root and you're all done.

1) You must be root to edit sudoers files. And "/etc/sudoers" does nothing, it's not a binary (executable) file. You edit the file with command "sudoedit" as I wrote in my first post.

2) "is the Unix passwrod just another name for the Root password" - now you are a bit confused.
All passwords are Unix passwords - root, bill48 etc all use Unix passwords.
But each account has it's own.
However if you have sudo rights, then it's a matter of configuratin which password you are to enter when executing a 'sudo' - in most systems I've seen it's your users password but it could be roots.

273,

Thank you. Followed your commandline instruction and it worked. I entered my password for bill48 then retyped it. Then typed 'exit' and I was no longer root. Closed the terminal and I am again ready with the non root password.

herakles_14

Glad I could help. Don't forget to mark the thread solved.

No need to apologise, it's easy to forget.