grub

[Andy Choens]

On 10/4/05, 'Forum Post <ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org> wrote:
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> Dennis Kaarsemaker wrote:
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> > > I did found the grub list, but since there is no root account you
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> > > can't edit it
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> > <alt><f2>
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> > gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
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> >
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> I too have this problem but when i did this what i opened was a blank
> document.. decided to take the long way to see what happens and the
> following msg apeared before opening again a blank document:
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> (gedit:8839): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager:
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> Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols
> specified are supported and host-based authentication failed.
>
> Dont know what to do next... Help?
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I don't usualy use graphical tools like gedit for quick fixes like this.
Sometimes they struggle. I would just do this.

cd /boot/grub
ls To make sure you are in the right directory.
sudo nano menu.lst This is a pico clone if you've ever used pico/pine. It's
easy to use.


--andy
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