From: Daniel47@teranews.com   
      
   Jim Beard wrote:   
   > On 05/01/2013 09:54 AM, Daniel47@teranews.com wrote:   
   >> On this HP 6730b Laptop, I multi-boot   
   >> Win7/MD2009.1/MD2010.1/MD2012/MG2 and have my Home in a separate   
   >> mount (SD8) so that all the linux's can use it!   
   >>   
   >> Back on 16 Apr (my time), I started a thread called "Inode that   
   >> were part of a corrupted orphan linked list found", and from   
   >> those discussions, I fixed the problem and then I figured I'd   
   >> re-install my MD2009 system, without touching my other   
   >> installations or my Home set-up.   
   >>   
   >> I'm guessing I've done something wrong (see below) because,   
   >> previously, to connect to the internet I'd run Network Centre and   
   >> select my 3G Wireless connection then I'd open a terminal and   
   >> run, as user, a script written by my ISP to actually make the   
   >> connection. Since I fixed the previously mentioned problem, to   
   >> run my ISP's script I've had to SU in the terminal to be able to   
   >> run the script.   
   >   
   > ls -l /path/to/script   
   >   
   > Take a look at what the permissions are.  You have have had the script   
   > set to run with setuserid/setgroupid to root, or perhaps the script was   
   > set to allow an ordinary user to run it.   
   >   
   > man chmod   
   >   
   > The script also may be trying to run something with permissions limited   
   > to root.  Check permissions if there are complaints about a command.   
      
   I used to run the script just as User, so don't know why the permission   
   might have changed.   
      
   >> *Current situation* When I re-installed MD2009, I had set it up   
   >> so that I got the little screen to select a User and enter a   
   >> password, but I think I just hit enter (or may have selected the   
   >> User but I didn't enter the password, I think), I then went into   
   >> MCC and stopped the need to select User and enter a password.   
   >   
   > IIRC, 2009 (and later) can be set up to log in one user automatically.   
   > I do not remember the details.   
      
   Yes, it can, but (as usual) I stuffed up!   
      
   >> By not entering User name and Password, am I effectively now   
   >> logged in as a "Guest" user?? And if so, is there a simple way to   
   >> get me back as User, or do I re-install system again??   
   >   
   > Two commands, in a terminal.  First:   
   >   
   > whoami   
   > who am i   
   >   
   > Then, if needed,   
   >   
   > su - useryouwanttobe   
   > You should be prompted for the password if needed at this point.   
   >   
   > man su   
   > for more details.   
   >   
   >> (I have held off on fixing this (using my Win7 installation,   
   >> instead) as I waited for MG3 to be released in a day or two, but   
   >> now that it's release has been delayed to 18th May, I figured I'd   
   >> better try to fix my MD2009!!)   
   >   
   > Cheers!   
   >   
   > jim b.   
      
   Thanks for the very quick response, Jim. I'll boot into MD2009 and see   
   if I can get responses for your other suggestions and post back in the   
   morning.   
      
   Daniel   
      
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