Su returned with an error

**highlandham** · 11-22-2008, 07:02 AM

Having successfully installed Knoppix 5.1.1 (following a download and subsequent ISO burn) on the 20GB HDD of a P3 laptop with max 256MB RAM ,each time I try to access services in KDE requiring the root password , for example when wishing to change the area time or any other services , the response is : Su returned with error.

This is my first encounter with a debian fork after having used the Mandriva distro.

Does someone know what the problem is and how to correct ?

TIA for any advice

Frank higlandham

**dh100** · 11-23-2008, 10:32 AM

I had similar problems a couple of weeks ago.
Have you set root password. (Penguin/set root password)?
David

**highlandham** · 11-28-2008, 02:59 AM

I have sollved the 'su in KDE' problem following advice from this forum , now realising that the problem already had been posted by someone else.

From / home/frank I selected hidden file and found /.kde ---> / share ---> / config ----> /config ----> / kdesurc

Opened kdesurc with Kwrite and made the following change : super-user-command=sudo to super-user-command=su

saved kdesurc and closed Kwrite

I now can access all progs requiring root password from within KDE

Frank (highlandham) temporarily in Torrance - California