At Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:50:38 +0530 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > > > Hi guys, > Thanks > > What i am trying to achieve is; when executing > > # sudo make install > Password:********* > > this password entered is root password. > > it gives is error > > Sorry, try again. Sudo asks for the user's password NOT the root password. Please read the documentation, carefully. man sudo man sudoers > > but when i do a su - and then gave the same root password. I am able to > switch account to user. > > ------- > > Am am trying to add my account to sudoers file. It should be easy i think. > > > Regards, > Vijay Shanker Dubey > Ph: +91-9818311884 > > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 2:09 AM, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote: > > > At Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:27 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello guys; > > > > > > I am not able to use sudo command on my just installed centos5.3 > > > > > > But i know i am using right password to root. > > > > > > Is this is by default not enabled; if so, what to do. > > > > You don't use root's password, you use your own password. > > > > This assumes you have an entry in /etc/sudoers for your account. > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > Vijay Shanker Dubey > > > Ph: +91-9818311884 > > > > > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > CentOS mailing list > > > CentOS at centos.org > > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 > > Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System > > http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows > > heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Download the Model Railroad System http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Binaries for Linux and MS-Windows heller at deepsoft.com -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ModelRailroadSystem/