Ameer, When you try to log in as root and it fails, what console are you using? Is that console mentioned in /etc/securetty? Only consoles mentioned in that file will support root logins, although normal users might log in okay. On Mon, 13 Sep 2004, Ameer Armaly wrote: > 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" <chuckh at sent.com> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > 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 at braille.uwo.ca >>>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Speakup mailing list >>>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at 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 at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- The Moon is New My home page is at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh My speakfreely address is 24.105.197.112:2074
