Are you trying to run sudo when logged in as root? sudo is only used by non root users. Robert Heller wrote: > 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 >> >> >> > > -- Patrick McEvoy System Administrator Silva Capital Management, LLC 625 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 412 Chicago, IL 60611 Office: 312-397-0400, Fax: 312-397-0404 Cell: 773-517-1287 pmcevoy at silvacapitalmgmt.com Silva Capital Management, LLC <http://www.silvacapitalmgmt.com/>