This list is for kernel related questions. For Ubuntu specific questions www.ubuntuforums.org https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users Please spare us from such questions. Regards Bond On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi124@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Rags Linux <linux.rags@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Thank you all, I did change /etc/default/grub and was able to see messages. >> Its so fast >> that it completes in a jiffy. >> >> However, the main problem is Ctrl + Alt + F2 does not work. May be, this is >> a bug. >> >> Main thing I want to discuss is about root login and password. When I go to >> manage >> Users and accounts I can't see root. Also, If I give administrator >> permission to my login, > > Ubuntu by default disables login using root account. You can enable it > by setting password for root > > $ sudo bash > # passwd root > /* enter new password */ > # exit > > This should allow root login. > >> I can't edit /etc/default/grub. >> >> I had to use sudo to edit grub file. > > Because of the file permissions. > > Also, Ubuntu gives chance to login >> without password. >> This is really against Unix principles. >> >> Thanks and Regards, >> Raghunand. >> >> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:20 PM, John Mahoney <jmahoney@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Anand Arumugam <anand.arumug@xxxxxxxxx> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 12:18 AM, Rags Linux <linux.rags@xxxxxxxxx> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> I have installed WinXp (32 Bit), Windows 7 (64 Bit) and Ubuntu (10.4) on >>>>> my Pentium i5 machine. My monitor is >>>>> Dell 2010M flat 20 inch wide screen. >>>>> >>>>> When I boot Ubuntu I dont see the classic messages I used to see >>>>> something like below: >>>>> >>>>> Starting Crond [OK] >>>>> Starting Keboard [FAILED] >>>>> >>>> >>>> ===> This listing of whats going on behind the splash screen was >>>> displayed in versions older than v8.04 I think. In the file, >>>> /boot/grub/menu.lst I think there is a flag that you can toggle to see the >>>> boot messages instead of the splash screen. The comments above the flag, >>>> should give you details on how to enable/disable the boot messages. But I am >>>> telling this from memory. I moved on to centOS and Debian after v8.04. >>>> >>> >>> This is not the correct way to update the grub on newer systems. After >>> Ubuntu updates a kernel they overwrite this file and you will lose any >>> changes. The correct way is as I state4d above: >>> To see the grub info edit /etc/default/grub and change line >>> GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="" >>> then run "update-grub" in the terminal and reboot. >>> -- >>> John >>> >>> >> >> > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > > -- http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
