[vox-tech] Unable to login as root

[Chris Horsting]

Jonathan Stickel wrote:
> 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
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I am login into KDE.