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<br><br>> Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 13:57:00 -0400<br>> To: ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com<br>> From: ve3gyq@amsat.org<br>> Subject: Lost Admin ability<br>> <br>> I upgraded my dual-boot HP laptop to 8.04 and seem to have lost the <br>> ability to do some admin things, like Synaptic, Update mgr, and other <br>> things related to packages ...<br>> It never asks me for my admin password, the system seems to ruminate <br>> for a while, and then it goes on like I didn't click anything ...<br>> <br>> sudo still workls as in sudo gedit filename but that's about <br>> it .... this was an upgrade from 7.10 .... and this is with the <br>> newer kernel (old kernel and recovery kernel act the same).<br>> <br>> <br>> Thoughts?<br>> <br>> Thanks,<br>> Dave<br>> <br>> <br>> -- <br>> ubuntu-users mailing list<br>> ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com<br>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users<br><br /><hr />Make every e-mail and IM count. <a href='http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?source=EML_WL_ MakeCount' target='_new'>Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft.</a></body>
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