Password authentication

[Tony Baldwin]

Tony Arnold wrote:
> Siggy,
> 
> Siggy Brentrup wrote:
>> On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 16:17 -0400, Mike wrote:
>>> I am unable to log on to root as my password is not accepted by the 
>>> system. I am getting a password authentication failure notice.
>> Do I get you right that you want to log in as root on a terminal
>> at the login prompt?  If so this is not possible because the
>> root password is disabled.  login as a normal user and use
>> sudo entering your own pw when prompted for.
> 
> I got the impression that he had enabled the root account some how as he
> said it works from the GUI.
> 
> Tony.

Oh yeah, but some gui elements give a prompt to ask for the SUDO 
password...therein might lie the confusion.

/tony

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