multi-user solution

[Jesse Haubrich]

Thanks, but I have a root password.  I can't use it to sudo from any
user account but the 1001 user though. What I'm interested in is
disconnecting the super user account from the 1001 user password, then
allow other users to sudo with the root password, and basically have a
classic UNIX style setup.

JKH

On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 20:06 -0400, João Cruz wrote:
> 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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