Xubuntu

NNP · 06-06-2006, 05:07 PM

K, i installed xubuntu version 6.06 2 days ago and up until 10 mins ago it worked fine. I added a new user and changed my /etc/fstab and after I restarted sudo no longer seems to work. Now the two actions before hand may not have anything to do with it but i said i may as well mention them.

Here's a little example of what i mean

Code:

nnp@torvalds:~$ sudo cat /etc/fstab
Password:
nnp@torvalds:~$

And yes, the password is correct. Im completely stumped, i've never seen anything like this before.

Later,
NNP

aysiu · 06-06-2006, 07:33 PM

Try booting into recovery mode (which will make you root) and editing your /etc/sudoers and /etc/group files to match what you see here. Substitute nnp for firstuser, of course:

Code:

cp /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers_broken
cp /etc/group /etc/group_broken
nano /etc/sudoers
nano /etc/group

-=Graz=- · 06-07-2006, 03:53 AM

aysiu, not totally related to this post but do you know whether you can still su root in dapper?
i used to be able to sudo or su root - and then keep that terminal session open as root..
cheers

NNP · 06-07-2006, 01:37 PM

hmm, i appear to have gotten myself removed from the admin group and all others bar users. Easily solved via usermod.

Cheers,
NNP

-=Graz=- · 06-08-2006, 03:11 AM

yeah i have just opted to use the 'root' terminal in system tools - does the trick