On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:54:01 +1100 Charlie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Feb 2008, Frank McCormick shared this with us all: > >--} On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:32:56 -0600 > >--} "Russell L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >--} > >--} > * Frank McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080216 17:21]: > >--} > > > >--} > > I changed my password using passwd...and now some apps want > >the old > >--} > > password...others want the new one! > >--} > > > >--} > > For example when I do sudo aptitude update in a terminal > >sudo will > >--} > > only accept the new password...however if I run > >Synaptic...it will > >--} > > accept only the old password. What's going on here and how > >can it > >--} > > be fixed ? > >--} > > >--} > Perhaps synaptic is asking for the password of the normal user > >-- not > >--} > the password of root -- in order to access the keyring? > >--} > >--} > >--} There is no root account on this box. It has always asked me > >for my > >--} password as I am the first user. As I said this business didn't > > Because there is no root account? There is a root account it has not been enabled. Maybe the system now sees two > users. One able to run certain programs/apps and the other able to > run others. Usually if there is a rot account and a user account, > there is no problem changing a password. Because the account and > permissions remain the same for that account when the password is > changed. Huh? > > So what was the command to change the password when there is no root > account? Passwd is how I change passwords. > > Log in as who? Then $ or # passwd > > This could be the problem. But I have never run a Linux system > without a root account so this may be no help at all. As I said root has not been enabled as a login account Cheers -- Frank -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
