[Virtual-pkg-base-maintainers] Bug#689231: base: can get updates, error with language packs, not able to get to root

[josette]

Package: base
Severity: important

can not use updates,as i am refused root/su says wong password and i will be
reported, also iceweasel will not let me change to French the default language
of the OS instlation always get same error



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.5
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-powerpc
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash