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evilmonkey 06-22-2003 02:11 PM

Can't su root
 
AAAHHHH!!!!

Ok, this is bad.

This is what I get when I try to su root: su: cannot set groups: operation not permitted.

When I try to access the Mandrake Control Panel, it tells me I have insufficient rights, when before it asked me for a password.

I can't log in as root either because Mandrake 9.1 gives a list at boot, and root isn't on it. Just my user.

Please help, because I don't want to have to reinstall (if I could do that without losing my data and setting however, that's another question ;) )

Cheers!

jack.

Mara 06-22-2003 04:46 PM

When you see the login screen, please press ctrl+alt+f1. You should get a text mode login. Try to log in as root. Does it work?

jdc2048 06-22-2003 07:32 PM

Have you checked this post?

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=24055

JZL240I-U 06-23-2003 07:30 AM

Well, if you use KDE, you should perhaps use "kdesu /program/to/run". SuSE 8.1 does'nt take su either.


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