Re: login problems


Subject: Re: login problems
From: shortpier (shortpier@shortpier.is-a-geek.com)
Date: Thu Jun 19 2003 - 16:08:15 AKDT


On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 23:06, Joe Dintzner wrote:
> AKLUG, (happy fishing! 2 kings per day at the Deshka!)
>
> Since the topic is up I want to ask a simple question that probably
> could be answered by a google.com/linux search in less time it takes me
> to ramble on.
>
> Since upgrading to RH9.0 my user shell does not display the directories
> and files in a color group (like the one achieved with 'su - john').
>
> Is it merely a difference in the shell nature or was the default user
> shell changed in 9.0??
>

alias ls="ls --color"

Shortpier
> --
> joe
>
> "By golly, I'm beginning to think Linux really *is* the best thing since
> sliced bread."
>
> On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 18:32, Mac Mason wrote:
> > You can fix the path thing by always using "su -"
> >
> > like "su -" for root or "su - mac" to switch to my user.
> >
> > That makes it a login shell - much happier.
> >
> >
> > ~Mac~
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 19:36, Greg Jetter wrote:
> > > On Thursday June 19 2003 1:25 pm, Lee Ross wrote:
> > > > Greetings,
> > > >
> > > > A short time back I found Linux locked up. After many hours of
> reading =
> > > and
> > > > trial and error, I was able to manually repair things and got back
> to
> > > > 'almost' normal. One little glitch left over from that mess is a
> login
> > > > problem. If I'm at my user level and want to login as root I
> should be =
> > > able
> > > > to log out of user and then log in as root. Visa versa, from root
> to us=
> > > er.
> > > > This does not work any longer and now I have to 'restart the
> computer' =
> > > to
> > > > be able to log in as 'root'. Once I am done in root I can log out
> and l=
> > > og
> > > > in as user with no problems. This is al done on the GUI, Gnome.
> Grub is
> > > > being used also.
> > > >
> > > > I cannot figure out how to login when in the terminal window,
> either. A=
> > > s
> > > > usual, I'm missing a piece of the puzzle.
> > > >
> > > > I have Red Hat 8.0 - i686, 2.4.20-18.8 - Qt library 3.0.5 Gnome
> interfa=
> > > ce.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > You can always get root access from a normal user account with the
> "su"=20
> > > command , open a terminal and type "su" you will be promped for
> a pa=
> > > ss=20
> > > word , enter the "root" password , you will see the prompt chang to
> indi=
> > > cate=20
> > > that you are now "root" , one problem you may encounter is that
> when you=
> > > use=20
> > > the "su" command you may find that the "path" envirment varaible
> become=
> > > s=20
> > > confused , so for instance if you need to execute as root a
> command in =
> > > the=20
> > > /sbin directory instead of just typing the command name you have
> to typ=
> > > e in=20
> > > the full fpath to the command. like /sbin/grep instead of just
> grep.
> > >
> > > additionaly you allways have additional login terminals on the
> function=
> > > keys =20
> > > "cntrl->alt->f2 , f3,f4,f5,f6, etc. so you can allways login as
> root an=
> > > d=20
> > > fix something that went wrong.
> > >
> > > Greg J
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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>
> On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 13:25, Lee Ross wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > A short time back I found Linux locked up. After many hours of reading and
> > trial and error, I was able to manually repair things and got back to
> > 'almost' normal. One little glitch left over from that mess is a login
> > problem. If I'm at my user level and want to login as root I should be able
> > to log out of user and then log in as root. Visa versa, from root to user.
> > This does not work any longer and now I have to 'restart the computer' to
> > be able to log in as 'root'. Once I am done in root I can log out and log
> > in as user with no problems. This is al done on the GUI, Gnome. Grub is
> > being used also.
> >
> > I cannot figure out how to login when in the terminal window, either. As
> > usual, I'm missing a piece of the puzzle.
> >
> > I have Red Hat 8.0 - i686, 2.4.20-18.8 - Qt library 3.0.5 Gnome interface.
> >
> > Thanks,

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