root authentication failure

[Lisa]

instead of 'su' use 'sudo -s'

On Sun, 2007-08-19 at 13:25 +0000, John France wrote:
> Can someone please help?
> 
> I am trying to load Java into 7.04 by using the procedure as detailed by Java.
> It tells you to get into Terminal and do SU. Once SU is entered you are asked
> for the root password. Upon entering the pw an "Authentication Error" message is
> forwarded. What is this " Authenication Error", and what can be done to rectify
> this problem? Terminal doesn't give any indication of what it means. I have
> rechecked and reentered my password several times, but the Auth Error still
> comes up. Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> 
> John France
> 
>