yast problem

[drsethi]

Distro Opensuse 10.2
When I want to start yast through kmenu or alt-f2 it says password is wrong but by console I can start it with same password. Also I can log as root with same password. what is this problem? Messages are as follows on 1st and 2nd try
Incorrect password; please try again.
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[mehulved]

Try this command

kdesu yast

If kdesu gives error that password isn't working. Reinstall it. I had a strange problem a few days back that kdesu wouldn't accept my password at all, and the same password was working nicely from the terminal. So, I just updated kdesu and things were back to normal.

 

[drsethi]

I could not find kdesu but fixed the problem easily.
I logged as root, started yast and changed root's password

 

[NucleusKore]

I could not find kdesu but fixed the problem easily.
I logged as root, started yast and changed root's password

Nice tip, I am sure I'll find it handy when I install 10.2