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<body>> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:17:39 +0000<BR>> From: davmor2@gmail.com<BR>> To: wolves@mailman.lug.org.uk<BR>> Subject: Re: [Wolves] VM Ware / Ubuntu Help<BR>> <BR>> On 14/12/06, James Dalley <j.dalley@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > Hi All,<BR>> ><BR>> > I've got Ubuntu running as a virtual machine with VMware player so as i<BR>> > have a copy i cannot do any damage with when i'm messing around, but when i<BR>> > type 'su' it asks me for my password which i enter, then it returns a cannot<BR>> > authenticate message. If i enter su then the command on the same line it<BR>> > says 'unknown id:<command>' but if i type the command on its own it will run<BR>> > but with lesser options. I'm not that competent, so am i missing something?<BR>> > Also i have 99% filled the virtual disk which is only 3Gb, is there any way<BR>> > i can increase this, maybe by getting the server version?<BR>> ><BR>> Try sudo "command" rather than su<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Seek That Thy Might Know<BR>> <BR><BR>
Cheers thats worked, whats the diff by the way?<BR>
Plus any thoughts on increasing a virtual disks size?<BR>
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Nice one,<BR>
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