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Old 11-08-2003, 06:53 PM   #106
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Can you duplicate what you are trying to describe here with Mandrake 9.2?


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I got into my mandrake control center and typed "su" inside the curser [root@localhost sinvestments]# and it just restates the same [root@localhost sinvestments]#

What I'm I doing that's so wrong?

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Old 11-08-2003, 06:57 PM   #107
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He's just trying to make you the super user - i.e. root

I was going to do the same - then start another X-session so you could use KWrite and get the job done easily and without the command line which you seem a bit timid about...

Bur you already are so proceed from there - or let me know if you want to try to do it the Nimmer way
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:11 PM   #108
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I can't figure it out. Can't figure out waht to do.

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He's just trying to make you the super user - i.e. root

I was going to do the same - then start another X-session so you could use KWrite and get the job done easily and without the command line which you seem a bit timid about...

Bur you already are so proceed from there - or let me know if you want to try to do it the Nimmer way
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:15 PM   #109
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Okay then we try and do it my way...

Go to the CLI window (the "DOS" window) and let me know when you are there!
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:20 PM   #110
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Helooooo?
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:21 PM   #111
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Have you started the control center window yet?
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:22 PM   #112
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Ready let's try
Let's see if we can do it.

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Okay then we try and do it my way...

Go to the CLI window (the "DOS" window) and let me know when you are there!
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:24 PM   #113
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I am in control console or control center.

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Have you started the control center window yet?
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:26 PM   #114
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I am there inside the control center
[root@localhost sinvestments]# cursor



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Okay then we try and do it my way...

Go to the CLI window (the "DOS" window) and let me know when you are there!
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:27 PM   #115
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Now type

startx <Enter>

And let me know what happened
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:31 PM   #116
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I received an error message when I entered startx''it said fatal error:
server is already active for display 0 If the server is no longer running remove /temp/.x0-lock and start again

Please report to xfree86@free86.org

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startx <Enter>

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Old 11-08-2003, 07:35 PM   #117
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hmmm... Mkay

Then try to log out of X (i.e. from the graphical desktop)

- Don't shut down, don't restart. Just log out!

And inform me if you are at the CLI ("The black screen")
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:35 PM   #118
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type cd /etc and let me know what you see
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:36 PM   #119
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It should be one of the options where you usually choose to shut down or restart the machine...
 
Old 11-08-2003, 07:36 PM   #120
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How do I log out?

Just close out of it?

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hmmm... Mkay

Then try to log out of X (i.e. from the graphical desktop)

- Don't shut down, don't restart. Just log out!

And inform me if you are at the CLI ("The black screen")
 
  


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