On 2006-04-03, Hodgins Family <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Phillipe: > > One issue that comes up is the way Ubuntu uses the sudo command. > During installation, newcomers (with prior experience in Linux) are > caught off guard when they are not asked to set up a root account and > password. It can be unnerving.
That's what I've heard... > A root password CAN be set up, though. > And tasks that newcomers may have used the root account for in the past > can also be done *by issuing the sudo command as a user*. > As an example to make a root password: > As a user, enter a terminal and type: > sudo passwd root > Ubuntu thinks it over and then asks for your user password... ...and I wondered if that would work! > To alter the fstab file > As user, enter a terminal and type: > sudo vi /etc/fstab > Ubuntu ask for your user password... > > It seems a bit twisted compared to other systems and some people are > steamed by it. Well, you've provided the solution! Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
