RHEL Weirdness: Lost superuser privileges?

From: C. Andrews La Varre (andy_at_mapson.amail.lavarre.org)
Date: 05/29/04

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    When I first installed RHEL 3.0 I installed a user "andy".

    Logged in as 'andy'. Then tried to access, say, Display settings under
    System Settings. The system politely asks me for the root password, I
    enter it and away we go.

    + Then I had a crash and reinstalled RHEL 3.0. AFAIK, installed the same
    options.

    Now, if andy tries to access, say, Display settings under System
    Settings, the system rudely declares "Insufficient Privileges!" And
    that's it.

    What has changed, and how to I get back to state 1 from state 2? It's a
    PITA to have to log out as andy and relog as root for minor system changes.

    Thanks in advance.

    Andy

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