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    Su returned with an error

    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

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

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    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

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