Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 17:24:25 -0400 (EDT) From: Jason <jasonv@gate.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: su problems (Even More on this) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909271722280.2993-100000@squeaky.noc.gate.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909271555520.2441-100000@squeaky.noc.gate.net>
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I have now also noticed that I cannot use sudo to run anything as root. The same problem also happens in Eterm, and after much investigation I have noticed that this is an Eterm specific problem, it only happens from xterm when I launch xterm from an Eterm window. Squeaky On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Jason wrote: > Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 16:01:04 -0400 (EDT) > From: Jason <jasonv@gate.net> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: su problems (More on this) > > I am now at the work station and the message that I get is > > load: 0.08 cmd: su 2505 [ttyin] 0.00u 0.02s 0% 632k > > every time that I hit enter and it just keeps repeating,and I am unable to > break out of it. > > Squeaky > > > On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, Jason wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 14:04:45 -0400 (EDT) > > From: Jason <jasonv@gate.net> > > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: su problems > > > > Last night I setup xdm on my FreeBSD 3.3 workstation. I have noticed that > > when ever I try to su to root from an xterm (or Eterm) window when using X > > loaded from xdm, it does not work, it just give me a message (I forgot it > > and I am not at this workstation to recreate) saying something about the > > PID and stuff. Now if I kill X and then kill xdm and do a startx, it works > > normally. Could someone please give me an idea on what is wrong. > > > > Thanks > > > > Squeaky > > > > P.S. I am still having problems with my Sound Card at home, if anyone has > > a kernel config that works for a SoundBlaster PCI64V could you please send > > it to me. > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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