[OpenIndiana-discuss] Gnome desktop system commands don't work?

[Dan Swartzendruber]

> I think there were reports of GNOME GUI root-password prompts ignoring
> the password defined during OS installation (from Live Media), either
> if the pass includes certain characters, or always.
>
> Redefining the root password (even to the same text) after booting into
> the installed OS solved the issue for those posters. May have to do with
> PAM integrations taking place (as is the known case with CIFS-compatible
> passwords) or something like that...

BINGO!  Thank you Jim!  I did 'passwd root' and changed to current one, 
but that apparently doesn't help my existing gdm session.  Since I am 
not yet running the 2-3 VMs headless, I'm afraid to disconnect the 
session lest I hose them.  I'll do that tonight when everyone is off...