On Thu, 11 May 2000, hermit wrote about, Re: conf.module & root problem:
> Hi Richard -
>
> I DO type in my password - that's the problem. after typing the password
> I AM in root, but still cannot make changes..
Then you have a very strange problem, root can read and write where root
wants to read and write.
If you as root cannot, then all that i can say is you must be doing
'something' wrong.
> Dick
>
> On Thu, 11 May 2000, Richard Adams wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 11 May 2000, hermit wrote about, conf.module & root problem:
> > > Thanks to Ray and Lawson for their input into the problem I have been
> > > having with root. It seems that if I am in a terminal window and type
> > > *su* which chnages me to root, I still cannot make changes or add lines to
> >
> > Simply typing su is not enought, you need to type the root passwd otherwise
> > you will get the return;
> >
> > "Sorry." and you will still be who you were before typing 'su'.
> >
> > > the conf.modles file. I got to thinking that perhaps logging off
> > > completely, then logging on as root might help. Well, it did. Seems that
> > > I can make the usual changes, additions when I log in as root, but not
> > > from a terminal window. Don't know why, but at least I added the:
> > >
> > > alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> > >
> > > line to the conf.modules file. Went to printtool and all went fine.
> > > Tried several printers to emulate my HP DeskJet 820Cse, tried the print
> > > test, and couldn't get any to work. Anyone have any suggestions which
> > > printers to try?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Dick
> > >
> > --
> > Regards Richard
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/
> >
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Regards Richard
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