[ale] SuSE 10.2, can't log in as root

[James Taylor]

It works fine for me on two different boxes.
I'm not sure why it doesn't work for you.

Try running yast from a command line using 

kdesu yast2 &

and see what error you get.


-jt


>>> On Mon, Jan 8, 2007 at  9:20 AM, in message
<45A25325.7070703 at fayettedigital.com>, Jim <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com>
wrote: 
> Since we're on a 10.2 theme, I thought I'd try this one out on the
> collective.
> 
> When I try to run any of the system utilities, such as yast, I get the
> normal little box that asks me for my root password.  However, it tells
> me it is wrong.  Sure, I can fat finger with the best of them, but so
> far I'm about 0 for 233. I'm not that bad!
> 
> So to run yast or anything else that has to have root access, I have to
> bring up a terminal, su and run the command.  That works.  Logging in as
> root, it accepts my root password fine.
> 
> Has anyone run into that before?  10.1 worked fine, but I was trying to
> get my sound working so I upgraded to 10.2.  By the way, the sound will
> not work on SuSE.  It works on XP so I know the hardware is working. 
> Short of installing the latest alsa, I've just about exhausted all the
> suggestions that I've googled.
> 
> Jim.
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