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WattOS R8 64 bit MATE desktop , I am having problem with ROOT/PASSWORD access
root@lenovo:/home/abcd# su
su: Authentication failure
(Ignored)
root@lenovo:/home/abcd# whoami
root
root@lenovo:/home/abcd# sudo su
su: Authentication failure
(Ignored)
root@lenovo:/home/abcd# whoami
root
root@lenovo:/home/jeno#
It gives me root access, but what is that error message ?
When I try to create/change a password for "root", this is what happens:
root@lenovo:/home/abcd# passwd root
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged
Something wrong going on here for sure !
Thanks!
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http://planetwatt.com/newforum/index.php?topic=164.msg478#msg478
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I am familiar with :
gksu-properties and then change su back to sudo
and already done it
an original debian installation creates two accounts:
1)a "root" account with a "root" password
2) "user" account with "user" password
in WATTOS, the "su, sudo, gksu" gives an "user" root privileges temporarily
it seems like, there is no "root" account set up or its broken
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Take a look at this thread Jenom and see if answers your situation...read from the top down...tks
http://planetwatt.com/newforum/index.php?topic=47.msg160#msg160
Read the whole thread please....as it also addresses shadow passwords and other things even if the first part of the thread does not exactly apply.
tks
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