[kencharity]

This is probably a stupid question but.. I just installed OS X server and have updated to 10.1.4. Everything is running fine no problems.

I however have some software that needs to be installed from the terminal. But when I try to run it it tells me that it needs to be run by the 'superuser'.

How do I envoke the super user? is it different than in OS X? I have tried serveral ways to do it but I cannot figure it out.

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login: setgroups: Operation not permitted
Welcome to Darwin!
[localhost:~] kcharity% login
login: root
Password:
root login refused on this terminal.
login:

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thanks in advance

[ 04-27-2002: Message edited by: kencharity ]

[Kenny]

Originally posted by kencharity:
<STRONG>This is probably a stupid question but.. I just installed OS X server and have updated to 10.1.4. Everything is running fine no problems.

login: setgroups: Operation not permitted
Welcome to Darwin!
[localhost:~] kcharity% login
login: root
Password:
root login refused on this terminal.
login:</STRONG>

I don't know about OS X Server but in OS X you can enable the Root in NetInfo Manager with the menu Domain/Security, you first have to autenticate.

A better way is to give yourself temporary superuser priviledge, in Terminal type either :
sudo (then a command)
or even better yet
sudo -s (then a command)

sudo -s gives you a superuser until you type exit to close the superuser session.

Hope it helps

[ 04-27-2002: Message edited by: Kenny ]

[IUJHJSDHE]

Or even better, type su and then your password in your terminal.

You can also get root access on the terminal by login in as root if you enable other at login.

[Kenny]

Originally posted by IUJHJSDHE:
<STRONG>Or even better, type su and then your password in your terminal.

You can also get root access on the terminal by login in as root if you enable other at login.</STRONG>

For that you have to enable the root user witch could be a security risk if your computer as an always on connection to the internet.

sudo -s does the exact same thing without enabling the root.

It’s a tips I fond in Macworld, Total OS X, along with many other.

[kencharity]

I have tried all of these but here is what get in the terminal...

login: setgroups: Operation not permitted
Welcome to Darwin!
[localhost:~] kcharity% sudo -s
Sorry, sudo must be setuid root.
[localhost:~] kcharity% sudo ./vpn client
Sorry, sudo must be setuid root.
[localhost:~] kcharity% su
su: setgroups: Operation not permitted
Password:
su: setgid: Operation not permitted
[localhost:~] kcharity%

Any other sugestions?

thanks

Ken

[Kenny]

Originally posted by kencharity:
<STRONG>Any other sugestions?

thanks

Ken</STRONG>

Beats me

Are you admin on your machine ?
The code seems to be different on the server version, you can look in Apple support page, maybe there is something there.

[dtriska]

Ken, if memory serves me correctly, the user you're logged in as is not an admin, and thus cannot gain superuser privileges. That's what the "login: setgroups: Operation not permitted" error is when you first open Terminal. This problem has come up before. I think you'll have to search the OS X - General Discussion forum for the solution.

[kencharity]

Well to my knowledge am the only user and in users and groups it tells me I am the system Admin....

As a fluke I logged out and did the following at login...

login name = root
password = same as normal login

This acutally worked, it logged me in and the terminal now read...

Welcome to Darwin!
[localhost:~] root%

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thus the sudo commands worked and with some trial and error i was able to get the software to install.

So I guess that is how it is done?

thanks for al who helped.

Ken

[dtriska]

Originally posted by kencharity:
<STRONG>So I guess that is how it is done?</STRONG>

No, that is not how it is done. Something is wrong with your system. Unfortunately, after searching every OS X open and archived forum, I couldn't find a definite solution to your problem.

[Kenny]

Originally posted by kencharity:
<STRONG>login name = root
This acutally worked, it logged me in and the terminal now read...

So I guess that is how it is done?</STRONG>

You can log out and log back in as root but you should be able to do it even as another user as long as that user is Admin.

I would check your System Preferences/Users to see if the user is admin, if not create a new user and give im the admin priviledge so you can use the Terminal as root with the su/sudo command.

[IUJHJSDHE]

Originally posted by kencharity:
<STRONG>Well to my knowledge am the only user and in users and groups it tells me I am the system Admin....

As a fluke I logged out and did the following at login...

login name = root
password = same as normal login

This acutally worked, it logged me in and the terminal now read...

Welcome to Darwin!
[localhost:~] root%

--------------------------------

thus the sudo commands worked and with some trial and error i was able to get the software to install.

So I guess that is how it is done?

thanks for al who helped.

Ken</STRONG>

As I know root should look like this...
[localhost:~] root#
not
[localhost:~] root%