Password question.

[Bruce Marshall]

On Monday 24 November 2008, Steven Vollom wrote:
> My understanding was there is a difference between user and root.  I
> have always been referred to steven and user.  I never thought about my
> being the only one on my computer so that perhaps my password was root.  

No, your steven password is NOT the root password.    steven + <steven's 
passwd>  allows you to use SUDO to issue commands AS ROOT.

You need to grasp this concept before we can procede.


> I just always chose 'em' for any password needed within my computer to
> make it easier.  I have always wanted to have a more difficult Login
> password, but I need my computer like Feisty.  I could do things with my
> Root Shell without a password.  I lost that in Gutsy, so in Hardy, when
> I installed the new OS, I used 'em' for my Login password, and things
> have been insecure, but fine for me.  I never thought losing the end of
> one finger could cause so much problems.  I had to relearn to make
> pottery,  Painting changed with loss of controll, typing has been filled
> with errors, it is much more difficult to open a jar, it hasn't been fun.
>
> > What 'terminal' and why did it need a password?
>
> To get me into root.

You get the window...... THEN you get to root.


>
> >   Aren't we talking about a
> > Konsole window under KDE???
>
> I think Konsole was one of the ways Feisty used for an option to open a
> shell or terminal.
>
> >     It should not need a password just to get the
> > window.

No you shouldn't need a passwd just to get the window.