I'm Beaten

[Willis]

musicman wrote:
> sudo is a command that means "do as s(uper)u(ser).
>
> sudoers is a file in /etc (/etc/sudoers )
>
> which lists which users are allowed to user "sudo"
>
> when you type
>
> sudo command
>
> then the command is run as root. It will ask you for a password, and
> that will be your _user_ login password, not the root/admin's
> password.
>
> cheers
> L.
>
> On Dec 9, 2007 4:33 PM, Willis <gods-servant at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>   
>> Chris wrote:
>>     
>>> On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:54:45 -0600
>>> Willis <gods-servant at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Chris wrote:
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:38:34 -0600
>>>>> Willis <gods-servant at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> I installed esword4ubuntu_1.7 so many times and so many different
>>>>>> ways that I give up.  When I check the directory
>>>>>> /usr/apps/local/esword4ubuntu from either login, root or user, I
>>>>>> see exactly the same thing.  And on checking the Launch command on
>>>>>> both logins is /usr/apps/local/esword4ubuntu/runesword and yet it
>>>>>> runs from the root and nothing at all happens from the user
>>>>>> directroy. Remember, I've installed from both director root and
>>>>>> user with the exact same result.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there a permission I might need to change?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>             
>>>>> Pardon my ignorance, but why not use Synaptec and install
>>>>> gnomesword? Sounds like you are building/installing from a source
>>>>> tarball?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>> Sorry, I missed it the first time but not really, it's a deb file.
>>>> And it works perfectly from the root login.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> Just a though - if it works as root, why not grant your non-root login
>>> sudo access by adding it to the /etc/sudors file.
>>>
>>> man sudoers (IIRC) has some examples on how to allow an app to be ran
>>> sudo'd
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> where would I find sudoers?
>>
>>
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thanks and not that it matters but before my MS became so bad I played a 
real mean guitar for 25 years.  Don't ever stop until you just can't any 
more.