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Date:      Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:57:24 -0600
From:      "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net>
To:        eoghan <freebsd@redry.net>
Cc:        freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: gnome problem
Message-ID:  <op.s5fy1ydg9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>
In-Reply-To: <DCC24548-ED2C-4803-87FB-6E4C263AE7EA@redry.net>
References:  <DCC24548-ED2C-4803-87FB-6E4C263AE7EA@redry.net>

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On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 13:47:04 -0600, eoghan <freebsd@redry.net> wrote:

> Hello
> Just finished the upgrade to 2.12.3 and all seems to have gone well.  
> However I am still getting some weird stuff.
> When i try to access desktop -> Administration -> Services/Shared  
> Folders/Time and Date/Users and Groups...
> The app opens and then i am prompted with this modal window:
> The entered password is invalid
> Check that you typed it correctly and that you haven't activated the  
> "caps lock" key
> So im wondering... what password??? I was never asked for any  
> password... Can anyone shed any light on this for me please?

Without GNOME, you can't edit user/group/time w/out have root access.  
Therefore, it is same as in GNOME, you have to fill out your root password  
to have the access to do the stuff.

As for your sentence, "I was never asked for any password"; it sounds like  
you were login as in root account.

Cheers,
Mezz

> Thanks
> Eoghan


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