On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
> Yep. If you've logged in as "root" and not SU-ed to root (two different
> things... there are some things that you just can't do as "SU" that you can
> do as "root") It very well may be time to reinstall. I thought I was at that
> point last week, but with a little help from the author of KMail, I managed
> to salvage my install w/o having to log back in. 'Course now I have a couple
> of half-installed X-based email clients... Oh, well... :-)
> John
there isn't a single difference between su - and loging in as root (ok one
the utmp entry, but that has nothing todo with anything major)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rhichard Barth & Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 1999 5:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] shutdown problem fixed
>
>
> >
> >
> > John Aldrich wrote:
> >
> > > Log in as "root" instead of a normal user. Try that instead of SU.
> > > John
> >
> > I did log on as "root"....
> > It insists that my mtab and fstab files/Dir's are gone...
> > I'm going to start over again.....
> > Axalon!!!! Thank you for your help.But it's time to clean-up my mistakes
> and
> > start
> > new, I will be doing the partitions the way we talked about, however, my
> > back-ups are on my Network to a Back-up drive Onstream 30gig...I just
> didn't get
> > that far during my 6.0 install
> > Oh I'm sorry Thank you too, John.....
> > This has got to be one of the greatest sites there is.....
> > I owe you guys.....
> > I'll be back!!!!!
> >
> > Rhich
> > "The Phoneless Guy"
> > Icq 8150164
> >
> >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Rhichard Barth & Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 11, 1999 7:54 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] shutdown problem fixed
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > John Aldrich wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Are you editing the file as "root"? If not, that's a "system file"
> and
> > > only
> > > > > "root" can edit it.
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Rhichard Barth & Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 1999 6:48 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] shutdown problem fixed
> > > > > >>>At the # I type SU? I believe (or it likes me to think I am) SU.
> > > >
> > > > It must be SU because if I don't type that I can't even use MC, but
> once
> > > in MC
> > > > all I can do is look, can't touch....tried that when Axalon suggested
> > > removing
> > > > the -p in SShalt, but it won't let me save the changes.....
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Axalon wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, Flight16 wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > For anybody else having the problem I was of a huge error
> crashing
> > > > > their system
> > > > > > > > whenever the shutdown script tried to halt, it is because of
> the
> > > power
> > > > > off command,
> > > > > > > > like Axalon said, but the specific problem comes from the -p
> > > parameter
> > > > > that tries to
> > > > > > > > power down your pc. This command is near the end in SShalt
> > > script..
> > > > > Just look in
> > > > > > > > your /etc/rc.d/rc0.d directory, and edit one of the last lines
> > > which
> > > > > contain "halt -i
> > > > > > > > -d -p" so that it doesn't contain the p, and is just
> "halt -i -d"
> > > and
> > > > > any other
> > > > > > > > parameters you used with it. Hope this helps somebody else
> out
> > > there.
> > > > > See ya.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Flight16
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Found it !!!!!!
> > > > > > but it won't let me save the changes......
> > > > > > can I rename it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> >
>
