On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Andy Wickert <[email protected]> wrote:
> Actually, you can create a root password in Ubuntu. > > At a command prompt: > type "sudo su" > Enter your sudo password > type "passwd" > choose your root password > True - but based on the reasoning of ubuntu, one should not do this (apparent security implications) Cheers, Rainer > > Hope this helps! > > Andy Wickert > PhD Candidate > University of Colorado > Geological Sciences & Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research > 1560 30th St. > Boulder, CO 80303 > Office: RL3-275 > > > > On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 11:11 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> All: >> >> At the GRASS 6.4.1 prompt, when I type: >> >> g.extension extension=v.strahler >> >> v.strahler is retrieved successfully and compiles, but then I get the >> message: >> >> Installing <v.strahler>... >> You need to enter the root password next to install v.strahler: >> Password: >> >> The problem is, Ubuntu does not allow a root password (I don't have one) >> and of course my password is not acceptable. If, instead, I try: >> >> sudo g.extension extension=v.strahler >> >> I get the message: >> >> GRASS 6.4.1 (ffpi):~/grass/data > sudo g.extension extension=v.strahler >> [sudo] password for teaiii: >> sudo: g.extension: command not found >> >> I'm at a loss what to do. Any suggestions? >> >> Regards, >> Tom >> _______________________________________________ >> grass-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user >> > > > _______________________________________________ > grass-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user > > -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology Stellenbosch University South Africa Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 Fax (F): +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 email: [email protected] Skype: RMkrug
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