On 06/08/2019 17:01, Jack Ditchburn wrote: > Dear List, > > Having competed section 5 of the 8.4 book without errors, I attempted to > change the current user (lfs) to user root. > > I received the below message and am not sure how to proceed. > > *lfs@AsusLaptop:/mnt/lfs/sources$ sudo su root > [sudo] password for lfs: > Sorry, user lfs is not allowed to execute '/bin/su root' as root on > AsusLaptop. > * > > Should I change to my normal username on the laptop and then change to root?
Yes, I think it should work. Or if you have root password, just type "su", as either lfs user, or from your account. > > All help appreciated. > -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
