Bug 340431 - when trying to use my root password the Konsole does not recognize it
Summary: when trying to use my root password the Konsole does not recognize it
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Alias: None
Product: konsole
Classification: Applications
Component: kpart (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR major
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konsole Developer
URL: http://konsole.kde.orghttp://
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Reported: 2014-10-28 15:10 UTC by michael
Modified: 2015-01-15 01:22 UTC (History)
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Description michael 2014-10-28 15:10:57 UTC 
when I use the su command and type my password it will not authenticate so I have no way to get root permissions in the Konsole

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open Konsole 
2.type su command
3.enter password
4. authentication failure

Actual Results:  
 authentication failure for root permission 

Expected Results:  
nothing just went back to cursor 

authenticated my password
Comment 1 Arjun AK 2014-10-28 15:17:05 UTC 
Are you sure you are typing the right password? Are you using the right keyboard layout?

Try copy-pasting the password.
Comment 2 michael 2014-10-28 15:52:37 UTC 
(In reply to Arjun AK from comment #1)
> Are you sure you are typing the right password? Are you using the right
> keyboard layout?
> 
> Try copy-pasting the password.

I did, same result
Comment 3 michael 2014-10-28 16:01:22 UTC 
yes the keyboard layout is correct and it is the correct password
Comment 4 Arjun AK 2014-11-29 10:06:23 UTC 
First of all make sure that the output of "which su" is "/bin/su". Then run su under strace ( ie "strace su"). 
Enter your password when prompted for. Now use konsole's search function to search for your password. 
You should get two matches:

read(0, "HUNTER2\n", 123) = 8
write(56, "HUNTER2\0", 8) = 8

Where HUNTER2 is your password and the last number is the length of your password + 1. If everything seems to be right, then either your password is wrong or it is an upstream bug.
Comment 5 Christoph Feck 2014-12-13 20:21:34 UTC 
If you can provide the information requested in comment #4, please add it.
Comment 6 Arjun AK 2014-12-13 20:41:02 UTC 
You have SUID set on '/bin/su' right?  Does this work with xterm?
Comment 7 Christoph Feck 2015-01-15 01:22:31 UTC 
No response, changing status. If you have more information, please add a comment.