On 07/21/2019 09:02 PM, J Leslie Turriff wrote: > On 2019-07-21 18:22:10 Mike Bird wrote: >> On Sun July 21 2019 12:14:48 J Leslie Turriff wrote: >>> For quite a while now I've been unable to use TDEsu to open utilities >>> that require root access, e.g. TDM configuration. TDEsu freezes after I >>> enter the root password and press Enter. >> >> I see only one problem with your file permissions. tdesud should be setgrp >> in the nogroup group, not the root group. >> >> tdesu is not designed for command line use. It is a graphical interface >> which uses /bin/su behind the scenes. >> >> Does su (or sudo) work for you from the command line? >> >> What happens if you click - T-menu / Trinity Control Center / System >> Administration / Monitor and Display - and enter your root password? >> >> --Mike >> > I only issued the tdesu call from the command line to see if there were any > error messages from it. my command was tdesu -u root -c yast2 > su and sudo both work; they do not depend on any Trinity components. > The same problem occurs if I try to invoke any component of kControl that > requires the root password. The TDEsu dialog opens, but after entering the > password it locks up. > > After changing the group ownership and adding the sgid bit to tdesud, the > same thing happens. > I have a VERY OLD note that KDE/TDE defaults to using su instead of sudo and that can cause issues in some instances. You can change kdesu to use sudo instead with the following: kwriteconfig --file kdesurc --group super-user-command --key super-user-command sudo (you change back by using su instead of sudo in the above) I have not had trouble in the past few years, but it is worth a test. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
