firewall

[Jim Douglas]

> From: pastor_jw at the-inner-circle.org
> To: kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: firewall
> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:59:12 -0700
> 
> On Saturday 05 July 2008 10:19:21 am Jim Douglas wrote:
> > when I installed Kubuntu it asked me for a user name and I chose 'sa'.  It
> > did not ask for a 'root' password anywhere.
> 
> It kinda did, you use sudo and your own password to do root commands.
> 
> > Is there a 'root' account setup or should  I set one up?
> 
> There is one already, check https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
> 
> This frustrating at first as it is so illogical but soon it becomes habit.  
> 
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>From the command line it makes perfecet sense.  When GUI installers need root privelages what options do you have.

I enabled the root account and logged on as root, is there any other way?

Jim


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