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<blockquote data-quote="muso" data-source="post: 2203" data-attributes="member: 40"><p>Possibly it tried to write to a protected directory for some reason. Activate the root user and log in as that. To activate the root account: Go into netinfo manager (in utilities). In the menu choose "Domain -> Security -> Authenticate" then "Domain -> Security -> Enable Root User" - it varies slightly for the different versions of X, but if you can't find it look around a bit in the menus. After entering a root password, you have to turn the option to log in as 'other user' or whatever it is so you can type the login name at login instead of selecting it from a list. Be warned, the root account has no restrictions, therefore you can potentially wreck your computer very easily. My advice is to turn it back off when you are finished with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="muso, post: 2203, member: 40"] Possibly it tried to write to a protected directory for some reason. Activate the root user and log in as that. To activate the root account: Go into netinfo manager (in utilities). In the menu choose "Domain -> Security -> Authenticate" then "Domain -> Security -> Enable Root User" - it varies slightly for the different versions of X, but if you can't find it look around a bit in the menus. After entering a root password, you have to turn the option to log in as 'other user' or whatever it is so you can type the login name at login instead of selecting it from a list. Be warned, the root account has no restrictions, therefore you can potentially wreck your computer very easily. My advice is to turn it back off when you are finished with it. [/QUOTE]
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