su authentication failed
trying to install program from terminal, when i type su - press enter , the enter the password it says "su authentication failed"
Using fedora 28 ... i am new to linux, program i was trying to install when the error came "VLC" .
Any help would be appreciated. Was also attacting the screenshot but got message that >60 points required.
Am trying to solve one problem at a time in linux, this is one of many problems
thanks
If you want to define a root password (to use
su -
):sudo -i
, thenpasswd
(orsudo passwd
may also work). sudo always asks for the user password.thanks appreciated