From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from 24-148-111-2.ip.mhcable.com ([24.148.111.2] helo=smtp.mhcable.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1C6xKT-0001nJ-00 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:21:37 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deliver.mhcable.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A9A0E721C for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:14:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtp.mhcable.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (VaMailArmor-2.0.1.16) id 18668-37463ED2; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:14:13 -0400 Received: from greenport.net (24-105-197-112.cm.mhcable.com [24.105.197.112]) by smtp.mhcable.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6EB0E721C for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:14:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from greenport.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by greenport.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i8DKLav8007133 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:21:36 -0400 Received: from localhost (chuckh@localhost) by greenport.net (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) with ESMTP id i8DKLZ30007130 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:21:35 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: greenport.net: chuckh owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:21:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Hallenbeck Sender: chuckh@greenport.net To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: X-OpenPGP-Fingerprint: 0C589180D4496F1544BAB4308355D1BC33DC7DB46 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-AntiVirus: checked by Vexira MailArmor (version: 2.0.1.16; VAE: 6.27.0.6; VDF: 6.27.0.54; host: smtp.mhcable.com) 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 20:21:37 -0000 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