new to ubuntu; have a few questions

[Dwain Alford]

On 11/9/06, Henk Koster <H.A.J.Koster at xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:25:46 -0600, Dwain Alford wrote:
> > 4. how do i allow myself full access to the computer to make changes,
> > add and delete, move files, copy from one place to another and etc.?
> > this is a tad bit frustrating, but i welcome the linux plunge.
>
> Open a terminal (Applications/Accessories/Terminal), then issue the
> command with the prefix "sudo" (without the quotes). This gets you
> administrative (or root) privileges for that command only; requires giving
> your password.
>
>
what is the command?  i have read about volume permissions, but how do i
make myself a super user?  where do i find this information?  the wiki and
help don't say exactly.

dwain
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