Vote for new Ubuntu Feature

[alex]

mtyoung wrote:

>Not being able to login as root user in Ubuntu is a pain.
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>The feature I propose is that every time Ubuntu won't let you do 
>something because you're not the root user or owner of something, it 
>should give you the opportunity to enter your password.
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>Some features do that now. Make it universal.
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Addressing the problem of editing and then saving changes to an 
unsavable menu.list, change its permissions before attempting to do the 
save, thusly

sudo chmod go+rw /boot/grub/menu.list
(If asked for a password, enter your user password).

'sudo' gives the ordinary user the ability to perform as root for this 
one command.