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terminal/console wants sudo file password?
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Post # 298560
 terminal/console wants sudo file password?Hello again, I have found that terminal refuses both the username and the root passwords telling me the password used is not found in the sudo file.
What the * is it on about and what can I do about it. Its bad enough having to remember what password does what without terminal refusing to act unless I can guess one it's maybe made up on it's own :-) As an example I asked it to sudo apt-get install -f && sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade When things were tight with the downloads at the weekend A line that works nicely elsewhere but not for here is seems What am I doing wrong? How can I learn to use it better if it wont let me do anything? The swine:-) HELP |
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| Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:35 pm |
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MEPIS Enthusiast  
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Post # 298561
Re: terminal/console wants sudo file password? MEPIS doesn't use sudo. That's an Ubuntu thing.
Use 'su'. _________________ Asus M4A87TD USB3 AMD 870 Socket AM3 Athlon II X4 630 2.8GHz Quad Core GeForce 9500 GT 1GB PCIe, nVidia TwinView Kingston 2G x 2 1333 DDR3 WD Caviar 500GB x 2 SATA hdd |
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| Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:41 pm |
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MEPIS is cool!   Joined: Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:09 pm Posts: 597 Location: Dallas, Texas Has thanked: 39 times Have thanks: 57 times
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Post # 298570
Re: terminal/console wants sudo file password? The SUDO password is the same as your login password. As Uncle Mark stated SUDO is a 'buntu thing. Use "su".
 With root passwordSteve _________________ I messed with the dragon and now I am ready for the ketchup! The only stupid question is the one you already know the answer. ~Krispy Kritter~ Toshiba Satellite A215-S7427(AMD-64) Windows7/M11(KDE4.6.5)/M11(RoadblockTRK2-32) via Grub2 |
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| Thu Apr 12, 2012 3:43 pm |
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MEPIS Enthusiast  Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9275 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2764 times Have thanks: 591 times
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Post # 298579
Re: terminal/console wants sudo file password? And if you just have to have sudo then add your User to the sudoers group using KUser.
NOTE: Using sudo is less secure that using su on a system that has multiple Users. _________________ "There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders." Alan K. Simpson |
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| Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:21 pm |
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MEPIS Enthusiast  Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:45 pm Posts: 4887 Location: Penn's Woods Has thanked: 546 times Have thanks: 401 times
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Post # 298586
Re: terminal/console wants sudo file password?
Just to clarify what the others are telling you to do; become root and drop the sudo part of each of the commands, like this:
Note: When you enter the root password in the terminal, you won't see the characters as you type them (they're hidden). When you're done entering the password, hit the Enter key. The prompt will then change from '$' to '#'. _________________ SimplyMEPIS is SimplyTHEBEST Mepis 8.5; 2.6.32-1-mepis-pae (Internal 2.6.32-12); 4GB RAM 2.4GHz AMD Athlon 4600+ NVidia GeForce 6150 LE; 304.51 Display Driver |
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| Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:16 pm |
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MEPIS is cool! Joined: Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:09 pm Posts: 597 Location: Dallas, Texas Has thanked: 39 times Have thanks: 57 times
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Post # 298593
Re: terminal/console wants sudo file password?
And the prompt will also turn from white to red. _________________ I messed with the dragon and now I am ready for the ketchup! The only stupid question is the one you already know the answer. ~Krispy Kritter~ Toshiba Satellite A215-S7427(AMD-64) Windows7/M11(KDE4.6.5)/M11(RoadblockTRK2-32) via Grub2 |
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| Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:16 pm |
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MEPIS Enthusiast Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9275 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2764 times Have thanks: 591 times
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Post # 298597
Re: terminal/console wants sudo file password? White/Red depends on the settings in the Appearance tab in Settings for the Konsole/Terminal.
_________________ "There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders." Alan K. Simpson |
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| Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:41 am |
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MEPIS Novice
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Post # 298610
Re: terminal/console wants sudo file password? [Solved] Thank you all for your most helpful replies. I originally got the line from LMDE a bit closer than buntu which I have tried twice and never liked. I am astounded that mepis has dropped so far in the rankings compared to ther interest it once enjoyed. A victim of the "must have a new distro every 6 monthe society" perhaps Keep it steady and keep it working. I love it. |
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| Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:29 pm |
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MEPIS is cool! 
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Post # 298612
Re: terminal/console wants sudo file password? There's been a lot of discussion about Distrowatch ratings. It's important to note that Mepis does not have a lot of official updates, it's more about being stable. To that end, it doesn't get a lot of press in DW and those ratings rise and fall with the news. I'll also add that popularity is no measure of quality or usefullness. Welcome to Mepis.
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| Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:46 pm |
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MEPIS Enthusiast Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 5:54 am Posts: 9275 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S.A. Has thanked: 2764 times Have thanks: 591 times
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Post # 298615
Re: terminal/console wants sudo file password? Distrowatch ratings have nothing to do with the number of users. Only press driving interest. Interest isn't using.
_________________ "There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders." Alan K. Simpson |
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