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When I type su in the terminal and type in my correct password, it gives me an Authentication Failure. Why?...
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- 02-28-2009 #1Just Joined!
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Root Login Problem
When I type su in the terminal and type in my correct password, it gives me an Authentication Failure. Why?
- 02-28-2009 #2Just Joined!
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how are you connected to the machine, are you using local console, ssh, telnet etc...
- 03-01-2009 #3Administrator
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Just in case you didn't know, the "su -" password is the root password and not a regular user password. Always use su - the hyphen (-) is important as it makes sure you get all of root permissions and file paths.
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- 03-11-2009 #4Linux Newbie
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or the sudo command might work better...
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