multi-user solution

[João Cruz]

You may activate and define the root password with the following command:

sudo passwd root


Regards,
João

On 4/20/05, Jesse Haubrich <jesse.haubrich at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Does anybody know how to setup a classic UNIX style root and user
> account system. I love ubuntu, but this 'sudo' stuff has got to go.
> 
> I've set up multiple user accounts on my system, but in order for them
> to 'sudo' I'll have to add their accounts to the sudoers file. I created
> a root account, but I can't 'sudo' or 'gksudo' from the user accounts
> with the root password, or any password for that matter.
> 
> If I add the new accounts to the 'sudoers' file, I'll effectively have
> multiple passwords to access the super-user account. Doing this just
> doesn't feel right.
> 
> I understand having the 'sudo' set up this way for the windows migrants
> to get adjusted; which seems fine, but there should be a way for us UNIX
> weenies to have our way too ;)
> 
> JKH
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