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Re: Enabling root access in PCLinuxOS

nelz — Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:06 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:06 pm

visudo is kjst a wrapper that uses $EDITOR to edit sudoers and does some syntax checks before overwriting the original. You can do it directly with an editor but visudo is safer. As for what to add, try one of

Code:

%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
username ALL=(ALL) ALL

The first line gives sudo access to all members of the wheel group, the conventional choice for sudo access, the second line does the same but for a single user.

Re: Enabling root access in PCLinuxOS

Ram — Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:05 pm

Author: Ram

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 2:05 pm

Why not just edit the files you need to make ISCAN work as root and not bother with sudo for now.

once logged in as root you can still launch kwrite from the terminal.

Edit...
Have a look at this link on editing with visudo It's for debian but may help in your understanding.

Re: Enabling root access in PCLinuxOS

mikejd — Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:45 pm

Author: mikejd

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:45 pm

OK I can use su + password then open sudoers with vim but it says you have to use visudo to edit. Did this and tried to read man sudoers but I can't work out how I edit and what the correct entry should be.

I guess I'll stick with using the server to scan and transfer the files over the network. Just means I have to log-in to the server.

Thanks,
Mike

Re: Enabling root access in PCLinuxOS

nelz — Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:11 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:11 pm

If all else fails, you could boot from a live CD and edit sudoers manually.

Re: Enabling root access in PCLinuxOS

Ram — Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:48 pm

Author: Ram

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:48 pm

Not sure if you are trying a GUI login or terminal but if GUI try a terminal.

In a terminal type the following

Code:

enter the root password when asked.

Enabling root access in PCLinuxOS

mikejd — Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:39 am

Author: mikejd

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:39 am

I have PCLinuxOS installed on a machine which I run as a printer server using an Epson SX435W printer/scanner. This works fine for printing over the network and for scanning with iscan on the server. However I am unable to get the scanner working from another machine.

My problem is not actually with iscan but in getting root access on the server to make changes to files to make it work.

If I try to log-in as root I get a message that I am not allowed root log-in. I tried to sudo kwrite to edit files but didn't have sudo installed. I installed sudo and now I can run sudo and it asks for a password then says I don't have permission as I am not entered in sudoers file. I can't change the sudoers file as I don't have root access and I can't get root access because I'm not in the sudoers file - impasse!!

Any suggestions?

Mike