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PostPosted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 10:28 pm    Post subject: Can't become su and any suggestion setting up a mx700 ? Reply with quote

I can't become su in console. I have to fill in the root password, but it doesn't exxecpt it.
But I'm 100 percent shure I filled it in correctly.
And anywone having suggedstions how to set up a mx700 mouse to worl with 8 buttons again ... ?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not sure about the extra buttons.

To allow yourself to become su, add yourself to the 'wheel' group again. You probably overwrote /etc/group. Be careful with etc-update.

Code:
usermod -G users,wheel,audio,games,other_group username

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:10 am    Post subject: Thanks mate Reply with quote

I am going to try this ... It sounds good :d
And it rings a bell somewhere ...

I'll give you the outcome

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 11:48 am    Post subject: Jiehaa !! Reply with quote

It workde :p
Thanks a lot, now I've got to get my mx700 working

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