On 21/01/06, Ken Schneider wrote:

Sorry for the off list reply.

On Sat, 2006-01-21 at 11:26 +0000, Kevanf1 wrote:

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On 21/01/06, Joe G wrote:

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Open up the /etc/modules file in your favourite text editor - I used Kate in Kubuntu - while logged in as either su or root.

su is -not- a user that you log into, it is a command used to change identities temporarily to another user. su = SubstituteUser. When used without any parameters the default user is root. When used with another user name (su joe) you will change your identity to joe. When used with the "-" minus sign (su - joe) it means change my identity to the user joe and also use his login environment. su - means which my identity to root and also use root's login environment. Just thought I would help straighten this up as it could throw off a new user into thinking he could log in with the username su.

-- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998

In Ubuntu/Kubuntu su is the Super User log in that you use to access root privileges while using the ordinary users (yourself) password. I think it is different in SuSE so I apologise for leaving that bit in my HOW TO. Please remember it was written with Ubuntu/Kubuntu in mind :-) -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== Xmas may be over but, PLEASE DON'T drink and drive you'll make it to the next one that way. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR