From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mxsf30.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.230]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1C72aT-0004lm-00 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:58:29 -0400 Received: from mxip15.cluster1.charter.net (mxip15a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.145]) by mxsf30.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8E1vvLN004158 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:57:57 -0400 Received: from res-24-197-136-001.spa.sc.charter.com (HELO haneyhbmu5pv2g) (24.197.136.1) by mxip15.cluster1.charter.net with SMTP; 13 Sep 2004 21:57:57 -0400 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.84,153,1091419200"; d="scan'208"; a="304440334:sNHT15145656" Message-ID: <000701c499fe$419233e0$0200a8c0@haneyhbmu5pv2g> From: "Ameer Armaly" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <001b01c499cf$a3dd3600$0200a8c0@haneyhbmu5pv2g> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:57:53 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Re: system not letting me log in as root X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 01:58:29 -0000 As far as I know it doesn't work on tty1-tty6, and they all are in securetty. --- Life is either tragedy or comedy. Usually it's your choice. You can whine or you can laugh. --Animorphs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hallenbeck" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 6:58 PM Subject: Re: system not letting me log in as root > Ameer, > > When you try to log in as root and it fails, what console are you using? > Is that console mentioned in /etc/securetty? Only consoles mentioned in > that file will support root logins, although normal users might log in > okay. > > > On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Ameer Armaly wrote: > > > su works exactly as expected. > > > > > > Life is either tragedy or comedy. > > Usually it's your choice. You can whine or you can laugh. > > --Animorphs > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Chuck Hallenbeck" > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 4:21 PM > > Subject: Re: system not letting me log in as root > > > > > >> Can you become root with the "su" command after logging in as a normal > >> user? > >> > >> Not sure what that will tell us, but I am curious. > >> > >> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Ameer Armaly wrote: > >> > >>> I can log into my normal user (all lowercase), and it works fine. > >>> The thing is, with root, it doesn't even prompt for a password, just > > spits me > >>> out. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Gene Collins wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi Ameer. Did you make sure the caps lock is not on on the console you > >>>> are trying to use for rroot login? I know it's obvious, but sometimes > >>>> it's the obvious things that get over looked. > >>>> > >>>> Gene > >>>> > >>>>> Hi all. > >>>>> I just got back to my system, and when I type in root as the username, > >>>>> it > >>>>> acts as if that's invallid. > >>>>> What's wrong? > >>>>> Ameer > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Speakup mailing list > >>>>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >>>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Speakup mailing list > >>>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Speakup mailing list > >>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> The Moon is Waning Crescent (1% of Full) > >> My home page is at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > >> My speakfreely address is 24.105.197.112:2074 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > The Moon is New > My home page is at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > My speakfreely address is 24.105.197.112:2074 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup