SuSe problem.....

[iinfi]

the SuSe 9.1 personal i installed using Digit DVD is giving me problems ....
i have 2 logins

arvind which is a user login
root which is a root login (default)

when i login to arvind i m able to get the desktop n able to do everything but admin related things ....

i m able to login to the "root" user ...but am not getting the desktop .... instead i m getting the YaST window and when i close it, the "root" user gets logged off n i get the "login window"
how can i loign to the "root" user n get the "root" user desktop??

though i can do the admin related things by entering the root password in the user login when ever required .... i want the "root" login desktop also ...
PLZ HELP....

[GNUrag]

Originally Posted by iinfi

though i can do the admin related things by entering the root password in the user login when ever required .... i want the "root" login desktop also

Why do you want to get to root's desktop? Especially since you can do all your administration job anyways???

Running GNU/Linux in root user mode is just like running Micros~1 Windows operating system. That is provided as a feature so that you do not mess up your system while loggen in as root. (Remember many servers have Linux installed, what if you mess up with a production server???)

However there's a bypass that you can enable to make root also login into GUI mode.... search for it... it must be somewhere in GDM setup... But it is highly discouraged..

[iinfi]

when i installed SuSe linux for the first time last week ... i was getting the root desktop .......

i was able to connect to the internet using the root user only ....
not the other one ....

i v a reliance FWP (LSP 340E)

i got the driver for it ..... frm the net

there are 2 files upnet.sh to connect n downnet.sh to disconnect the net...

upnet.sh
(its content is)
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#!/bin/bash

echo "user <myTelNo.innumerals> password <actualpassword>" > $HOME/.ppprc

pppd /dev/ttyS1 115200 debug usepeerdns defaultroute noauth connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v "" at+crm=1 OK "atdt#777" CONNECT' mtu 264

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downnet.sh
(its content is)
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#!/bin/bash
killall -9 pppd
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i type
sh upnet.sh

to connect to the net ......


i type
sh downnet.sh
to disconnect the net ......

i cud connect to the net using the root login only ..... not the other one ...
i used to get the root user desktop when i first installed SuSe ...

when i type
sh upnet.sh
in the other user login i get an error "pppd command not found"

i did not get this error when i connected from the root login .....

i tried making the other login as admin .... but its of no use .....
when i install something .... it asks for the root password and when i type sh upnet.sh
i get the same error .....


plz help

[oldmonk]

The problem is that as normal user pppd is not in your PATH.
u cn iether edit the upnet script and replace 'pppd' with '/sbin/pppd' (and maybe 'connect; with '/sbin/connect') and then try

OR

try this:

open a terminal.
type :
PATH=$PATH:/sbin<enter>
export PATH<enter>
now try upnet etc

if this doesn't work do:
su
<your root password>
then
PATH=$PATH:/sbin<enter>
export PATH<enter>

now try upnet etc.

[iinfi]

ok thanks yaar

i will try ur suggestion !!