well, i thought that some of what i remembered form v10.3 and working with the terminal would come back, but the terminal is not cooperating. i sudo user id and i get the reply: command not found. but! sometimes i will get the root password line. when i enter the root password i get the reply: command not found. if i try to sudo again i get command not found. now i think i did a real boneheaded thing; i edited the sudo in yast to say that i run as root under my user id. i can't get back to "all" like it originally was. please don't chastise me too harshly for this. i can always reinstall the os. btw, i have opensuse setup in a dual boot and the neat thing is that it comes up first. i was very proud of myself until this mess. anybody have any ideas of fixing this problem short of reinstalling opensuse? remember, i'm a newbie so you will have to hold my hand most of the way. i also have another question, but i'll reserve that for later. cheers, dwain -- "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org