From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mxsf14.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.214]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1C6xNa-0001t5-00 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:24:50 -0400 Received: from mxip10.cluster1.charter.net (mxip10a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.140]) by mxsf14.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8DKOC1J014476 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:24:18 -0400 Received: from res-24-197-136-001.spa.sc.charter.com (HELO haneyhbmu5pv2g) (24.197.136.1) by mxip10.cluster1.charter.net with SMTP; 13 Sep 2004 16:24:13 -0400 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.84,153,1091419200"; d="scan'208"; a="262989778:sNHT50795460" Message-ID: <001b01c499cf$a3dd3600$0200a8c0@haneyhbmu5pv2g> From: "Ameer Armaly" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:24:15 -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: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 20:24:50 -0000 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