[vox-tech] Unable to login as root

[Jonathan Stickel]

Chris Horsting wrote:
> Jeff Newmiller wrote:
>> Chris Horsting wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I was having problem accessing website from fedora 4.0 box, so I 
>>> thought it might be a user permission problem. When I tried to login 
>>> as root, Fedora did not let me login.  Also, regarding the Internet 
>>> connection, I am able to get site like google, but apache.org.
>>
>> Your question is a bit unclear... "but apache.org" isn't a complete 
>> thought.
>> If you cannot get to some websites, your network routing tables or
>> DNS configuration may be broken.  If that is the case then the "ping"
>> command will have problems with those host names as well... but if "ping"
>> works, then it is more likely a browser configuration problem.
>>
>> Browsing: User permissions on an internet client machine don't normally
>> affect your ability to browse the web... though if you are setting up
>> a website on a hosting service then user permissions may be a problem
>> on that server.
>>
>> Superuser access: I don't use Fedora, but you can usually only log in
>> as root from selected devices and you don't say whether this is remote
>> or local, or in X or via console. Try logging in as a normal user and
>> use "su" or "sudo" to accomplish your administrative tasks. Some
>> distributions (like Ubuntu) have given up on root logins and only
>> allow administration to be performed with sudo.
>>
>> Serving: If you are trying to perform administrative tasks on a computer
>> that is serving web pages to the internet at large, and are having
>> difficulty getting root access when you know the password, it is
>> possible that your box has already been "owned" and it is time to backup
>> and wipe the hd.
>>
> I ping www.google.com, www.csus.edu and www.apache.org.  I there was a 
> connection at www.google.com and www.csus.edu, but with 
> www.apache.org.   Also, I used FireFox on my window box and was able to 
> reach apache. Also,  both computers use the same connection.  Thanks for 
> telling me about not be able to login as root.  In Fedora 3.0, it was 
> possible to login as root.  Right now, I have a new hard drive and I was 
> planning to re-install fedora 4.0.  May be that will solve my problem.
> Thanks
> Chris

For your root login issue, are you trying to login to Gnome, KDE, or 
something else?

Jonathan