Re: more important problem

[Adam Williams <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Yeow!
>
> Well, to let regular users mount the cdrom all you need to do is add the "user"
> option to the cdrom line in /etc/fstab
> As for your root problem...  ???
> Trying typing "su -" instead of su root.  Also, did you log out completely (hit
> CTRL-ALT-F1 to get toa  command line login)?  Trying logging in from the command
> line.

If you destroyed you root user your in for real fun.  You need to enter "single" at
the lilo
prompt when you turn the machine on,  then it will boot straight to a root shell
(no login
prompt), and you can add user root back in.  Then reboot again.  Single user mode
is
for just situations like this.  But of course without having the root password you
can't
shut the machine down properly.  Just type "sync"<ENTER> several time on a virtual
console, wait a minute, and push the button, then pray.

>
>
> Alan DeJong wrote:
>
> > ,okay heres the deal, i was trying to change the permissions on my user
> > account "alan" while i was in root, so i could mount my cdrom drive.  ( i have
> > no idea what i'm doing, i am reading the book as i go)  and when i logged out
> > of root, and into alan, i found i sill coudlnt do it.  then i tried to log
> > into root, with no success...  so i tried "su root" (thats what it said in the
> > book) and it said "user root does not exist"  and i was going to add another
> > user, maybe add root back in, and i cant do it unless i am root...  please
> > help!! -alan