How do I lower security?
I think my security level is set too high, because when I am logged in as regular user, and I try too run a program that requires root privilages, it tells me I have the wrong password. I know for certain that it is the right password because I have no trouble logging in as root. Any ideas?
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You mean trying to run an app from the command line tells you you have the wrong password?
I don't follow. --Shade |
login as root and you will run programs with root privilegies
or use "su" as user...run "su" and type root password |
I mean when I type "su" it tells me I have the wrong password, but if I logout of my user account, and then login as root, I have no trouble.
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Are you sure you type exactly the same password ?
Does your password contain uppercase chars or number ? And do you attempt su command in x terminal or in linux console ? |
Hi,
you sometimes have to be member of a special group (like "wheel" in NetBSD) to "su". Maybe you should use "sudo" if you need to run privileged applications often. Enjoy the weekend Pollyanna |
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It is getting very annoying. |
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i do believe Pollyanna is right, you have to be in the wheel group to use su.
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Being in the wheel group will not make much of a difference unless setup correctly. Best guess here is the permissions is wrong on su. Try this as root ' chmod +s /bin/su '. Then login as user and try again.
Brian1 Google the Linux way at ' http://www.google.com ' |
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Brian1
Being in the wheel group will not make much of a difference unless setup correctly. Best guess here is the permissions is wrong on su. Try this as root ' chmod +s /bin/su '. Then login as user and try again. Brian1 Google the Linux way at ' http://www.google.com ' [/QUOTE Thanks man, its working now. It wasn't my security at all, it was just my permissions were wrong. Thanks for your help. |
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