Re: password problem
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- Subject: [mg30035] Re: password problem
- From: Pawel Felcyn <pfelcyn at facstaff.wisc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 01:00:19 -0400 (EDT)
- Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Thanks for your reply. I follow your suggestion and I found that the mathpass file was in the directory /usr/local/mathematica/Configuration/Licensing/. Still it had a "root" mashine ID number in it wheras ordinary user generates different mashine ID number. I do have network card attached to my computer but I have not configured it yet ( I planning to do so). Maybe this card is a problem? I have installed mathematica as a root with single mashine license. Regards, Felcyn On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Jens-Peer Kuska wrote: > > Hi, > > from my experience with Partition Magic on my dual boot > configuration, I assume that the MathID is generated from > the data on the root partition if you have no network card > with a MAC address. Since the root partition does not change > it seems impossible that you get a new MathID. > > But Mathematica can store the password on two places > first in > > $TopDirectory/Configuration/Licensing/mathpass > > and second in your local preferences directory > > $PreferencesDirectory/Configuration/Licensing/mathpass > > I assume that you have installed Mathematica and enter > the password as a root. Mathematica has (on my Mandrake 8.0) > Linux the habit to write the password file into the > preferences directory of the root and not into the > global $TopDirectory/Configuration/Licensing/mathpass > this hinder all other users to use Mathematica. > > Please login as root, look if you have a > /home/root/Configuration/Licensing/mathpass > > and copy/move this file to > > /usr/local/mathematica/Configuration/Licensing/mathpass > > and ... hopefuly it will work. > > Regards > Jens > > Pawel Felcyn wrote: > > > > I am running Mathematica 4.1 on my linux (RedHat 7.1) computer. > > I can start Mathematica session with no problem as a root > > but after turning on my computer and typing mathematica as > > an ordinary user I get a new mashine ID number ( different than that > > of the root). > > To get around this problem I usually open a new xterm and enter math > > as a root. Then I close the math session and logout as root from > > the x-terminal. Only now I can open mathematica as a ordinary user > > without Mathematica generating a new mahine ID number and without > > asking for a new password. > > > > I is there a way to fix this so that I can open Mathematica > > as a user directly whenever I turn on my computer? > > Otherwise, after mamy times this problem becomes a bit annoying. > >