[ubuntu-uk] Creating 'root' account.

[Kris Marsh]

On 8/4/07, Andrew Jenkins <andrew.jenkins at bigfoot.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Newbie Ubuntu-ite here.  So far so good, although I
> have a few questions, but one at a time.
>
> I've been a Mandrake/Mandriva user since I ditched
> the dreaded MS four or five years ago.  I just
> thought I'd try Ubuntu (7.04) alongside my Mandriva
> 2005 on my laptop.
>
> I'm used to the Mandriva way (as with most other
> distros) of having a 'root' account and then all the
> other 'user' accounts.  The Ubuntu method of asking
> for your 'user' password to then allow you to go off
> and create system-wide mayhem is really not suitable
> when you have curious kids. Again, typing 'sudo' and
> being asked for your 'user' password doesn't strike
> me as very secure.
>
> Is it easy to make Ubuntu behave in a similar fashion
> to Mandriva and if so how?
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy Jenkins.
>
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There are some great reasons for sudo. Instead of me blabbing, feel
free to read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo - it shows you
how to re-enable your root login near the bottom.

HTH

Kris