[NTLUG:Discuss] kdesu no longer accepts root password???

[Chris Cox]

Stephen Davidson wrote:
> Chris Cox wrote:
> | Stephen Davidson wrote:
> |> Chris Cox wrote:
> |> | Stephen Davidson wrote:
> |> |> Any idea what could cause this?
> |> |>
> |> |> I've had two update come in on my system (first one via kdesu, second
> |> |> one as root).  Also an update to my sudoers file.
> |> |>
> |> |> I can still 'su -' as well, just no kdesu.
> |> |>
> |> |> OpenSuSE 10.3 AMD 64, if anyone was wondering.
> |> |
> |> | Just curious.... your is isn't part of the wheel group is it?
> |> | If so, try entering your own password instead of the root one.
> |> |
> |> |> -Steve
> |> |
> |> Hi Chris.
> |>
> |> No, not part of wheel.  Tried my password as well, that did not work
> either.
> |
> | I just did a kdesu -c xterm and typed in my root password and it worked.
> | Got an xterm running with a root shell.  I'm running openSUSE 10.3 AMD 64
> | with latest updates.
> |
> Hi Chris.
> Does not work for me.  'su -' does, but not kdesu -c xterm.  I keep
> getting 'Incorrect Password.  Please try again'.
> 
> Any ideas where to look?

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