Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 302391
Sudo password rejected every time
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:12:16 EST
Description of problem: typing sudo in terminal followed by a command FAILS to work properly because the root password is rejected. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): I do not know how to obtain the version release number. How reproducible: The root password is rejected every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. sudo make test && make install 2. (entering my root password, which I will not type here) 3. Actual results: password failed. after three attempts it forces me to retype the command. Expected results: I expect my password to work, dammit. Additional info: please contact me at my email address if you require additional information, and let me know how I can get more imformation to give you, such as the version numbers. I'm using a new install of the latest Fedora Core 7 distro. I'm new here so please be gentle i I'm actually doing everything wrong. I just hate having to log in as root to install something I want to use on my user account (in this case, Perl).
man sudo: 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). ;-)