On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:24:44 +0100 Tom H <tomh0665@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 6:02 PM, jd1008 <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > To the OP of this thread: > > > > Why not > > > > boot a live CD or DVD > > > > Once booted, > > su - root > > > > mkdir /fedora > > mount /dev/sd ?? /fedora (?? are something like a0 or a1 ...etc ... the > > name of your hard drive boot partition) > > > > chroot /fedora > > > > passwd root > > root's presumably disabled on the OP's box so rather than change this > setup, the OP should run "visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/maitra" after > "chroot /fedora" (or "systemd-nspawn -D /fedora") to create the > following line in "/etc/sudoers.d/maitra": > > maitra ALL=(ALL) ALL Thanks! This is exactly what I did. Best wishes, Ranjan > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org -- Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org