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frankie
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 Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 11:25 pm Post subject: don't seem to have a startx command (was: can't su) |
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I just installed the new livecd and kde 3.1. I have a couple of issues.
1. I don't seem to have a startx command, however I can start kde with just kde.
2. I created a user for myself but it won't let me su into root.
If someone could just point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Frank
EDIT: Changed title from "can't su". -- kanuslupus
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| Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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1) does /usr/X11R6/bin/startx exist?
2) Asked often and most recently in: Cannot SU (still on the 1st page even)
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frankie
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| Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2003 12:46 am Post subject: |
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Talk about embarrassing! Thanks for being patient.
I did do a search on 'su' but it didn't turn up anything. I didn't think about lower and upper case searching.
I do have the startx command. Once again I don't know what happened there. It has just been one of those weeks.
The 'su' (or is it 'SU') problem is solved. This happened to me once before about a year ago and I forgot about it. Is there a tool or method to manage adding a user to groups during creation?
thanks again.
Frank
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pjp
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| Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2003 2:33 am Post subject: |
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| frankie wrote: | | I did do a search on 'su' but it didn't turn up anything. |
I link to an answer for this in that thread too. Short answer, search only works on words with 4 or more letters.
| Quote: | | I do have the startx command. ... It has just been one of those weeks. |
If it weren't for weeks like that, good ones wouldn't be as nice 
As for startx, if it still isn't working, it is most likely a path issue. See if this helps: | Code: | | source /etc/profile && env-update |
(source /etc/profile &&) may be unecessary. If that doesn't work, logging out/in should do it.
| Quote: | | Is there a tool or method to manage adding a user to groups during creation? |
There's something called superadduser (or similar). Also see the SA: System Administration section of the FAQ Forum.
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fghellar
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| Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2003 4:23 am Post subject: |
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| kanuslupus wrote: | | Code: | | source /etc/profile && env-update |
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Err... Shouldn't it be the other way around? | Code: | | env-update && source /etc/profile |
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Yes it should, thanks.
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gravis
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| Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2003 5:19 am Post subject: PAM |
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in /etc/pam.d/su :
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# Comment this to allow any user, even those not in the 'wheel'
# group to su
#auth required /lib/security/pam_wheel.so use_uid
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you just have to comment this line |
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