David W. Dyson Sr. wrote:
>
> By default you can not sign into Debian as Root. At the initial login
> screen
> you have to enable the option using the Configuration Menu at the top.
>
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> From: James Jolin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:jjolin%40itol.com>]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 9:46 PM
> To: Linux Newbies
> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] debian passward problem
>
> I am running Debian Etch and after the last update I am getting the
> invalid password message when I type in my root password to run the
> program. When I type su in a terminal the root password "takes."
> Anybody got a handle on this one? I tried changing the root password in
> user and groups, but I can't change there.
> Jim
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David,
Thanks for that tip, but that wasn't the problem. I forgot to say that
I was trying to run synaptic and that rejected the root password. I can
get by it when I try to run update manager, but not when I run the
package manager.
Jon, I tried your idea and that did not help either.
Jim
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