'su' password?

johnnyduran · 11-26-2006, 10:12 AM

First off I want to say that I am another newbie ...

When I try to install an app, It says that I cannot.

I have typed 'su' in the command line and when it asks for my password, I enter the only password I have everused on this install and it is wrong?

where/how can i find the correct password?

acid_kewpie · 11-26-2006, 10:17 AM

if all you enter is "su", then it's the root password, which you *did* enter if you're using something like fedora, redhat, mandriva etc.. during the install. if it's an ubuntu variant, you don't use the su command, you use sudo instead.

sleekmason · 11-26-2006, 11:18 PM

This just happened to me during an install, so as unlikely as it seems . . . . you may have had the caps lock on during the part where you enter your password. Try entering it with caps.

johnnyduran · 11-27-2006, 06:53 AM

It seems the problem is solved, as I have used 'sudo' not 'su'
as I do have 'Ubuntu' installed.
thanks for your help!

Wim Sturkenboom · 11-28-2006, 12:48 AM

Maybe you should add the distro to your profile, so we can see what you use.