While using terminal, any commands with sudo returns the statement seen in the heading... I have only a basic idea of whats happening, so please try and make the solutions simple.. much appreciated
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), While using Terminal
Sudo is going to ask for the admin password. You will then have root permissions. You probably have a syntax or password problem. Use Sudo with caution. What is the syntax you are using? Are you using the admin pasword when it asks for it?
Does your account have admin privledges?
Well considering that my account is the only account i assume its admin
no here's what i do, once i open terminal, and type for example "sudo tcpdump", it returns the permission denied statement
I am shocked to be suggesting it, but it might be a permissions problem.
Try repairing permissions.
Umar_Kagee wrote:
commands with sudo... I have only a basic idea of whats happening
Then why are you using sudo? That sounds very bad.
You gotta start somewhere, dont you?
Does anyone have any solutions, ive looked at other threads...
Maybe you should like tell some of those command lines to see what it returns and then u give me a solution? Just a suggestion
Umar_Kagee wrote:
Well considering that my account is the only account i assume its admin
But does it say "admin" under your account in Users and Group settings? Just make sure
I checked under "system preferences, Accounts" and it says admin below my account
Have you run Disk Utiltiy to repair permissions?
Yes done that
Are you being prompted for a password? Are you using the same password you sign in with? Try just entering sudo with:
sudo su -
It will ask you for a password and then give you a stern warning about acting as root, where you can really mess up your computer for good if you are not careful. If it won't change to the root account you have a permission problem or a credentials problem.
When i type "sudo su -" it returns the permission denied statement
Then something is wrong with your account or password. This may have changed while you were root and will be hard to trace down.You have not said, does not prompt you for a password? Are you using the same one for your account?
What do you get when you issue this command?
ls -la /private/etc/sudoers
You want to see:
-r--r----- 1 root wheel <date> /private/etc/sudoers
You may need to reboot in single user mode to correct this. Perhaps Apple Support has a document on restoring the permissions. Did you add some software or make a change recently?
When ever i use a "sudo" command, it returns "sudo: can't open /etc/sudoers: Permission denied".... HELP PLEASE
