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no, I just set the root password. I will have to check out the directory utility when i get home.

I am just more curious to why I can't log into the root account. Their is no reason I need to; for any administrative stuff I can use my other admin account called shanelindberg.

su is not working the way I am used to using it with Linux, it seems broke, but maybe it is just the way they have OS X configured. Here is what it is doing. I first open the shell from a regular user, I then try to use the command, su root to login in the account called "root". The password just fails, and I can't log in. The strange part is, If I first switch users to my other admin account called shanelindberg, I can then log into the account called "root".

Happy Birthday :-) Watch your self, now you can do hard time. just kidding

Your welcome :-)

Now it seems to be working like it should. Strange.

I am running OS X 10.5.1. I am not sure why, but when using a shell I am not able to su to another user. When ever I try it, it says my password failed.

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This is odd. I set my root password and am able to use that account for making administrative changes to the computer. When I open up a bash shell and try using the su command to change to root, my password fails. edit added// I already crashed my system. I tried to log into my root account using the graphical user interface.

Text edit is nice :-) It even has built in spell check. Currently every family member has multiple installs of Firefox in their /Users directories. I know their must be a more efficient way by just making a link to the one that I left in the /Applications directory. Can a link to my program be stored on the Doc? I think my kids will catch on to some stuff quicker then me. I am so used to Windows(or even linux, its meant to copy the feel of Windows) way of doing things so it seems slow to get around. I am sure that will change.

I got my new mini today. I have it set up. It is taking some time to do anything. It is so different then using Windows. I love the bash terminal.

I am excited and think they will like some of the great new programs also :-) I may pick my son out one cool game that will play with the intel 950 chipset

Two of three of my kids did not seem to like the idea of taking the Vista computer and trading it in fo a Mac. My 8 year old boy did not like the fact he could not play some of the games he used to. I may have to splurge and get him a game that plays on the mac(I only have on board intel 945 graphics). My daughter just does not like change. I told here you can still spend the day watching youtube videos and going to myspace. In actuality it will not change much for her.

That ram seems pretty reasonable, $50 for 2 gbs. That is comparable to neweggs prices(or even cheaper). I will run it for awhile with one gb, then I may upgrade in the future.

Will the ram install void my warranty? I know my kids can use PowerPoint to do home work. that is a significant issue. I refuse to spend extra money on office for Mac. As to word processing, any program can work that is able to save the documents as a RTF file.

I definitely want to be able to run some windows apps, mainly power point. My kids use it for some school projects. I am not sure If I want to use vmware, boot camp, or just vnc into my windows box. 1. boot camp seem like a solid choice. I like the idea of running windows natively. It would give great performance. The big negative is having to reboot to use it. From the little bit I read, it seems I don't have to repartition to make it work. 2. Vmware is also a good choice. It is nice not having to reboot just to use a windows app. Virtualization can kind of be laggy. If I went that route, I

I based my whole diagnosis on the fact I assumed it was not properly booting(maybe that is wrong). As JSKY mentioned, when it goes black, does it seem to be running properly? One way of checking would be pressing the power button once. If Windows is running correctly, the default action is to shut down properly.

I just sold my old Athlon XP computer(my first build) for $250. I then rationalized ordering a $599 mini. I spent the extra $20 for overnight delivery. It is coming soon. Hopefully it will be packaged and sent out in 1-4 days. This is going to be used as our main family computer. The funny part is I am hooking it up to a 100 pound 21" crt. I have a a fast windows machine with lots of storage I can network it with using gigabit ethernet, so the 80gb drive will be fine.

Intermittent booting like that in my experience is usually a bad mother board. "Unplugging it and leaving it sit will give it temporarily life" is a common symptom to back up the bad motherboard diagnosis. With that said, I am pretty certain I have declared motherboards bad, when in actuality it was something else.

I love it

13F and sunny today. This has been the nicest morning in a while. off to work I go.

as to the heat, try blowing into the vent the opposite direction that the air blows out. You should see a big plume of dust come out. this should make a huge difference on the temp it runs at.

If it is plugged into an internal USB header it definitely has support. That does not sound like a driver problem. More then likely all the USB on that computer is being controlled by the same controller(same driver). Since some are working, that would imply your drivers are installed properly. You could take a look in the device manger and see if you have any problems, they may show up as "yellow". You more then likely have two internal headers, you could try plugging your front usb cable into the other one. If that does not work, you should have the company replace the bad part. It could be

I am going to move this post to PC Support. This is a more appropriate spot and it will get better attention.

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