problem with root login in mandriva
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desertwind
Cyborg Agent
May I know why do you want login as root ?
You can use su or sudo whenever necessary.
You can use su or sudo whenever necessary.
JGuru
Wise Old Owl
@Sarincv, Don't login as root. That's a very bad practise!! It's also very dangerous.
Just login as a normal user in Mandriva Linux. Open the Terminal Window & type:
$ su -
(Enter root password)
Now you are logged in as root.
# cd <directory path>
To delete a file use the 'rm' command
# cd /mnt/win_d
# rm filename
Once your job is done logout as root,
# exit
WARNING : Use 'root' login with a lot of caution!! Deleting a System file used by the O.S can wreck havoc!!
Just login as a normal user in Mandriva Linux. Open the Terminal Window & type:
$ su -
(Enter root password)
Now you are logged in as root.
# cd <directory path>
To delete a file use the 'rm' command
# cd /mnt/win_d
# rm filename
Once your job is done logout as root,
# exit
WARNING : Use 'root' login with a lot of caution!! Deleting a System file used by the O.S can wreck havoc!!
1) Open Mandriva Control Centre
2) Navigate to Mount Points
3) Go to create, delete and resize partitions
4) Click on 'toggle to expert mode' at the bottom
5) Select your windows partition
6) Click on Options on the left hand side
7) Check the two entries - user and umask=0
8) Click on OK and done
9) It will pop up the dialog box to save changes to /etc/fstab. Say yes.
2) Navigate to Mount Points
3) Go to create, delete and resize partitions
4) Click on 'toggle to expert mode' at the bottom
5) Select your windows partition
6) Click on Options on the left hand side
7) Check the two entries - user and umask=0
8) Click on OK and done
9) It will pop up the dialog box to save changes to /etc/fstab. Say yes.
demoninside
In the zone
yes Root login is disable in default system,
for this you gotta enable this by
system control>login
in this you'll find one check box which says allow root to login,
then only u'll be able to login
for this you gotta enable this by
system control>login
in this you'll find one check box which says allow root to login,
then only u'll be able to login
desertwind
Cyborg Agent
root login is disabled for security reasons. There's a common tendancy with people to act stupid.
Well do the following for complete control for your username on windows partitions.
$su
<provide root password>
# find /path/to/win/partition -exec chown yourusername '{}' \;
This will set you as the file owner for all files and folders in windows partition, and you'll be able to write and delete files.
Well do the following for complete control for your username on windows partitions.
$su
<provide root password>
# find /path/to/win/partition -exec chown yourusername '{}' \;
This will set you as the file owner for all files and folders in windows partition, and you'll be able to write and delete files.
Yes XMMS player is there on the DVD and it can be installed along with dependancies from the DVD.
For security settings, go to System => Configuration => Configure your computer => Security => click on 'set the system security level and the periodic security audit' => set the security level in 'Basic Security' tab.
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In the security tab then go to 'Fine tune the security permissions of the system' => click on 'Add a rule' => Select the windows partition eg. in my case it is /media/fat so in path I have given /media/fat/* to mark it for all files. In user give your username. In User tab below check read write and execute options.
For security settings, go to System => Configuration => Configure your computer => Security => click on 'set the system security level and the periodic security audit' => set the security level in 'Basic Security' tab.
__________
In the security tab then go to 'Fine tune the security permissions of the system' => click on 'Add a rule' => Select the windows partition eg. in my case it is /media/fat so in path I have given /media/fat/* to mark it for all files. In user give your username. In User tab below check read write and execute options.
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