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22728	2001-10-27 03:11:00	More often than not when I try to go su from my terminal my password does not appear to work.Is there a trick? Also should I push enter after my password or not? The few times everything has worked I did not push enter.	Guest (0)
22729	2001-10-27 03:46:00	I'm surprised that it goes without Enter. Maybe you entered the password in a GUI screen and entered the password with TAB, which might have been included?. Passwords are case sensitive; watch the Caps Lock key. I find it easiest to have passwords entered with Enter ... you could try TAB as a terminator. Next time you get lucky and it works, type 'passwd', then enter your password with Enter.	Guest (0)
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