ONE more PRob

champ_rock · 16-10-2005, 01:24 PM

ok guys (fc4)
when i run sudo in normal mode... it asks for my pass and then it says Sorry try again.

It does not log me in.. but that pass works fine when i log in as root...

also that pass runs fine...when i use a gui network editor or package manager something...

alib_i · 16-10-2005, 02:19 PM

sudo isnt what you think. it's not a shortcut command for bypassing the task of typing "su<enter> <rootpassw>"

sudo is helpful when a many system administrators are monitoring a system. Giving away root password to everyone isnt a good idea. Instead each user can execute a command as a superuser using sudo command and then typing in his own password ( not root passw ). Whether or not a user have rights to use sudo commd is determined by /etc/sudoers configuration file.

Read more: http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/l...m#_Toc92808558

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alibi

vignesh · 16-10-2005, 04:07 PM

Try the su command to login as root from another user`s login.

champ_rock · 16-10-2005, 06:40 PM

ok i thought sudo gave u super users (root) priveleges....

the su thing works

alib_i · 16-10-2005, 10:20 PM

ohh .. you didnt knew about the "su" command kya ??
i wrote that explanation above thinking that you already knew it

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alibi

champ_rock · 17-10-2005, 01:04 PM

i did not know that su was different from sudo...
i was aware of the both commands but considered them synonymous...
but thanks anyways... i can log in as root using the su...

16-10-2005, 01:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
champ_rock champ_rock Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere on the earth , near the equator Posts: 751	ONE more PRob ok guys (fc4) when i run sudo in normal mode... it asks for my pass and then it says Sorry try again. It does not log me in.. but that pass works fine when i log in as root... also that pass runs fine...when i use a gui network editor or package manager something... __________________ ------------- Registered Linux user number 400618

16-10-2005, 02:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
alib_i Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: omnipresent Posts: 1,191	sudo isnt what you think. it's not a shortcut command for bypassing the task of typing "su<enter> <rootpassw>" sudo is helpful when a many system administrators are monitoring a system. Giving away root password to everyone isnt a good idea. Instead each user can execute a command as a superuser using sudo command and then typing in his own password ( not root passw ). Whether or not a user have rights to use sudo commd is determined by /etc/sudoers configuration file. Read more: http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/l...m#_Toc92808558 ----- alibi __________________ What I've felt, What I've known; Never shined through in what I've shown Never free, Never me; So I dub thee unforgiven -Metallica

16-10-2005, 06:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
champ_rock champ_rock Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere on the earth , near the equator Posts: 751	ok i thought sudo gave u super users (root) priveleges.... the su thing works __________________ ------------- Registered Linux user number 400618

16-10-2005, 10:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
alib_i Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: omnipresent Posts: 1,191	ohh .. you didnt knew about the "su" command kya ?? i wrote that explanation above thinking that you already knew it ----- alibi __________________ What I've felt, What I've known; Never shined through in what I've shown Never free, Never me; So I dub thee unforgiven -Metallica

17-10-2005, 01:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
champ_rock champ_rock Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Somewhere on the earth , near the equator Posts: 751	i did not know that su was different from sudo... i was aware of the both commands but considered them synonymous... but thanks anyways... i can log in as root using the su... __________________ ------------- Registered Linux user number 400618

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16-10-2005, 04:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
vignesh Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,659	Try the su command to login as root from another user`s login.

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