[Tfug] login problem

[Matthew Patenaude]

I only way I can get to the sudoers file is to boot up with a live CD and
edit it. Failsafe mode is still only allowing me to run as the handicapped
user.

Whatever I have done so far, has not worked. I must be missing something.
There are a lot of things on line about the sudoers file, but none have
given me the info on what I need to add to it to make my user a member of
the %admin group again. Please help me out here.

Thanks,
Matthew

On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Paul Lemmons <paul at lemmons.name> wrote:

>  -------- Original Message  --------
> Subject: [Tfug] login problem
> From: "Matthew Patenaude" <mnglfiddle at gmail.com> <mnglfiddle at gmail.com>
> To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org> <tfug at tfug.org>
> Date: 07/09/2008 11:08 AM
>
> Hey guys!
>
> I was trying to install VirtualBox, and it would let me install a guest OS,
> claiming I didn't have permissions. In trying to change that, I goofed up,
> and I noticed that when I would open a terminal and type sudo " "" , I
> wasn't being asked for my password. I didn't want that, so I dug through
> trying to change that back. Well, I unclicked a box and now my user name no
> longer has sudo permissions, and so I can't administer my system.
>
> What would be my proper procedure for fixing this. I have to loging as
> root, to get that back - I can't add/remove programs, and so forth, even -
> but 'root' isn't available as a login option. What to do?
>
> Thanks,
> Matthew
>
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>  Have you tried booting into fail-safe mode and editing the sudoers file?
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