Slackware :: 'su -' Command Did Not Work
Jul 14, 2010
I just logged in to my remote shell account like I always do: as an ordinary user, because root login is disabled in sshd. Then I may want to become root with the 'su -' command.
But the 'su -' command did not work today. Every time I tried, I got this laconic message: "Sorry."
Note that I wasn't even given a chance to enter the password. Just 'su -', Return, "Sorry."
I logged in to the service host control panel and rebooted the system. I can su - and be root again.
Fine, but... What happened?!! I searched Google and only found reports of people who at least were given the chance to enter the password.
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Feb 28, 2011
First time I've done this in awhile Upgrading my Slackware64 -current VM, following the standard routine that has always worked in the past -
Code:
slackpkg clean-system
slackpkg install-new
The clean-system removed 2 packages -
util-linux-ng
eggdbus
Installpkg will no longer work, complaining that the rev command is not found. The problem hit with the removal of util-linux-ng. I cp'd util-linux to ~/. Extracted with tar and executed the doinstall. Fixed.
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Feb 2, 2010
I have followed the instructions at http://www.vcn.bc.ca/~dugan/setting-up-slackware.html (under "Making Firefox Perfect"), but I still get the error message"Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol (rtsp) isn't associated with any program."
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Jul 23, 2011
when i use the command startx my slackware goes to kde but when use X deos not. what is X command or whow i can make my X open kde with it
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Jan 12, 2010
I recently ordered the Alienware Aurora from Dell and upgraded the video card to the Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 as I noticed that Nvidia offers a 32-bit driver for download.
Then I noticed that the system comes with Windows 7 64-bit so I am assuming that this is a 64-bit system.
My bottom line question is will I have to install Slackware 13 (64 bit) or will I have to stick with the 32-bit version since the Nvidia driver is compiled for 32-bit? This is a gaming machine so obviously I want to be able to realize the full potential of the video card.
If I have a choice, what are the pros and cons? I DO NOT want Windows so I'll be disappointed if I can't install Linux!
Below is my order list from Dell:
Code:
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Jun 5, 2010
I do have trouble in configuring my wireless network,though i configured it as what Alien BOB say(http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...ckware:network) and google some similar Threads.My latop is Asus F83vf, wireless card is Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter.
The code when I run lspci command is code...
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May 8, 2010
I am currently using Slackware 13.0, but only installed the first 2 cds (no KDE nor GNOME).
I need to burn an iso to cd and searching on the web i found out that one can burn cds from a simple command line here: [url]
This is what i already did:
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Feb 16, 2011
Used slackpkg to upgrade my box to current today and the mount and umount commands have disappeared ! The box hangs at boot time as it cannot mount any partitions. I had to boot off a rescue cd and manually extract the util-linux package from slackware/a , copy the commands across and set up links to sbin and /usr/bin.
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Mar 17, 2010
I'm trying to reconfigure xwindows because it looks like it's using default generic vga drivers and personally my gui looks like shit and when I open firefox to browse the web everything looks like shit, but when I run xorgconfig I get the following
xorgconfig: command not found
I searched google and couldn't find any helpful information.
I tried running xorgsetup but that's about worthless as can get it only setups the keyboard and asks you what color bit you want to use.
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Dec 23, 2010
I know, I know, this discussion this question is not asked for the first time but it doesn't work. I even reinstalled my Slackware on my netbook. lilo.conf: append="vt.default_utf8=1" /etc/profile.d/lang.sh: LANG=de_DE.utf8 (is shown in the output of locale -a) I did not put my configs in my home folder; everything is new cerated. Now, when I create a file
[Code]..
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Feb 21, 2010
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when i hit alt+F2 the run dialogue opens up but i am unable to type anything there.you can see the screenshots of those in that link.any packages to reinstall??
i am using kde 4.3.1 (KDE 4.3.1) "release 6" on opensuse11.2 64 bit.i have used this before with no problem.i recently formated my system and i am getting this since then
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Mar 24, 2011
I have a script that will build a list of hosts and it works fine Code: for ((i=$START; i<=$END; i++)); do echo "$NAME$i"; done But I need it to build the START and END on different number formats (i.e. 1 -> 10, 01->10, 001 ->010)
I am trying to use the seq command but can't get it to work quite right with the -w flag in the following Code: for ((myseq=$START; myseq<=$END; myseq ++)) do echo "$NAME${myseq}" done I am fully aware that this syntax is probably wrong, and need to know how to correct it.
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Oct 12, 2010
I login as root every time (its a closed system) and I am running it on a laptop. I want to disable the touch pad after typing for 4 seconds.I have tried adding this command:syndaemon -i 4 -dto rc.4, rc.local, rc.httpd, http.mysqld
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Aug 19, 2010
how to uninstall packages via the program name? For example, if I want to uninstall the program "KWordQuiz" then I would usually have to use the command removepkg -package name But unfortunately I have a fresh install and want to get rid of a lot of programs. So instead of using the package repository and finding each package which would take days (maybe) and removing them individually I'd like to remove a program and all its supporting packages. I am probably just rambling on... Umm, so yes is there a way, or do I have to suck it up and sit at the keyboard for days.
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Feb 16, 2010
I recently installed a software package that needs a command called 'daemon' to be able to start up. Slackware doesn't seem to have this command and I'm unable to find it. Where can I get it and what exactly is it that it does?
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Aug 15, 2010
When running certain programs (i.e. Nedit or Gourmet Recipe Manager) asking to print will give the following message: Enter print command:
Am using 13.1 32 bit with cups. Everything works properly and prints properly I just don't know what to enter for a 'print command'.
Have tried entering lpr and cups.
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Sep 20, 2010
I am doing a spreadsheet for work (for importing data into a new database) and I have hundreds of image files which need to have just their file names in one column called Product Code. Is it possible to use the ls command to list the contents of a directory in one single column so that I can copy and paste to the spread sheet?
Also, is there a single command to remove the file extentions for a batch of files? Bulk rename is what I need, I guess but just to remove the file extension (.jpg on all of them). The normal use of ls lists them in multiple column form and when I copy and paste those it will not let me copy just one cloumn at a time. The spreadsheet only has three columns:
New Product Code Old Product Code Pictures New Product Code will be left black, and the Old Product Code is just the image names. The picture column will be the patch-to-the-image for each image. I am not sure that is even possible in a spreadsheet.
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Mar 5, 2010
When i pipe commands through 'less' in console, i get a load of garbage mixed into the results, and no colors either. Mainly the letters 'Esc' printed a couple of times on each line.
I had been messing about with my bash config files but i can't see anything in there to affect this. If I pipe through 'more' there is no problem, only 'less'.
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May 15, 2010
I'm using Slackware current. I've updated my current after about two months from the last update, and since there was a huge number of changes I'm having some problems. In particular, I've forgot (my fault!) to give a "slackpkg install-new" before rebooting, so now I'm getting stuck...
Installpkg now claims a "rev" command, but I cannot figure how to find it, since the Slackware package browser on the website is still broken (when will it be available?!?!). Now, each time I try to install or upgrade a new package, I get this error:
/sbin/upgradepkg: line 41: rev: command not found
/sbin/installpkg: line 59: rev: command not found
Where can I find the package containing "rev"?
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Mar 15, 2010
Have been having trouble of late getting upgrades when using slackpkg, and example of the problem is here when trying to upgrade to the latest cups package, although the problem is not limited to this alone.
Code:
root@captainpugwash:/etc/slackpkg# slackpkg search cups
Looking for cups in package list. Please wait... DONE
[code]...
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Jun 30, 2010
I've just noticed something odd with 'su'. When you run 'su' with both the '-' (aka -l) and -c command options like this: "su -l user -c command" it doesn't appear to run /etc/profile before running the specified command even though the -l option is specified. If you run "su -l user" without the -c it does run /etc/profile.
Now, on other linux such as fedora it works as expected and runs both /etc/profile followed by the command specified on the '-c'. I'm fairly sure it used to work this way on Slackware (and every other UNIX I've ever used) too. "su -l root -c env" is a good way to see, as you'll find most the environment variables are missing.
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Mar 1, 2010
I edited my "sudoers" file with "visudo". Added the line, after the root privileges definition.
Code:
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
myuser ALL=(ALL) ALL
I try to:
Code:
$ sudo ls /root
[Code]....
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Jan 29, 2010
What's the single command to add these groups to user account?
Code:
users floppy audio video cdrom plugdev power netdev
Suppose user account "myuser" is already created with only "users" group.
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Mar 14, 2011
I want to download the Slackware 13.1 ISO to my Windows system and create a DVD or CDs to install on a separate Linux system (that system currently has Slackware 12.1.0). I went to the php page and clicked on the link, but all I got was a file that's only 26.3 KB. Seems like an ISO image should be a lot bigger than that.Is there something else I need to download first? Will this even work? How should I download the ISOs?Am I missing something?
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May 23, 2011
I just fully installed slack 13.37 on my laptop. I was trying to use minicom. But after I typed the command line 'minicom -s' or 'minicom', I did not get the minicom window, the curson stop at the console and never return back until I kill the minicom process.
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Jul 4, 2011
I recently installed Slackware 13.37 and every time I start X the lights on my monitor flash on and off and my monitor goes black and does not come back. I tried most of the window environments (X, Cholesterol-free, etc) and I'm running out of ideas.
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Dec 2, 2010
I just bought a new printer an Epson Artisan 50. I can not get it to work for nothing. I get error: /etc/cups/interfaces/EPSON-Artisan-50 failed PPD is from [URL]
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Jan 26, 2010
I have 13.0_64 installed. Found gksu on slackbuild.org. I downloaded it and followed the links to the dependencies and built and installed each one mentioned. gksu built okay and gave me a package which I installed. If I open the run command and enter "gksu thunar" I get this error
Code:
The gksu-run-helper command was not found or is not executable. I'm lost at this point. Forgot to mention that I am running Xfce.
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Apr 14, 2010
I know this type of upgrade question is asked regularly so I apologise in advance if its annoying.
Im currently running 12.2, and Im wondering when 13.1 may be available? have there been many problems with 13.0? I've been working quite alot so havent been checking in that often lately.
also, would my old .tgz packages work with 13.1, or would I need to rebuild them as .txz?
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Jul 13, 2010
Yum command does not work, I tried to install apache2, mysql-server, php5 and gave the following error:
Code:
yum: line 1: fg: no job control
yum: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `ImageMagick'
yum: line 2: `%%Creator: (ImageMagick)'
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