Description of problem:i am trying to connect my adsl modem by typing the command sudo pppoeconf in terminal. it is asking about the root password but it is not allowing to me to connect it is saying that you are not in the sudoers list. but i am able to connect in other debian based os such as ubuntu kubuntu etc. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
see: $man sudoers $man sudo "If the invoking user is root or if the target user is the same as the invoking user, no pass-word is required. Otherwise, sudo requires that users authenticate themselves with a password by default (NOTE: in the default configuration this is the user’s password, not the root password)." use: #visudo to edit /etc/sudoers