Enightening sought: User-ID, Owner & Permission

[mike]

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SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 11:52 -0700, David Fox wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 12:34 AM, SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux
>> <i-ubux at synass.net> wrote:
>>> If not mistaken:
>>> The first user enlisted with the installation / setup shall have some
>>> special privileges !?
>> Not exactly. Of course you have to be root to do an install, but
>> that's sort of a given, and that happens before the real users are
>> added. Ubuntu lacks a root account (it's there, but kind of hidden) so
>> you sudo from a user account to get stuff done that needs root
>> privileges. There really isn't the concept of a separate administrator
>> account like in XP that's separate from, or in addition to root-
>> either you have root's privileges or you don't, at least with default
>> setups. You could get a little more fine-grained control by listing
>> various tasks that people can do or not in sudoers, but it's not set
>> up that way by default.
>>
>>
>>> his system w/single user: User-ID: his / User name: man
>>> her system w/single user: User-ID: her / User name; woman
>> Man could do somethings that woman could not (hope that doesn't sound
>> sexist :) but not unless it is set up that way, both users would have
>> equal access rights, unless some action is taken to prevent that.
>>
>>> Cheers, svobi
>
> Hi David and Derek
> Thanks for your feedback and enlightening !
>
> @David: Of course, we are no racists nor sexists !! ;-)
> We discuss very pragmatic and solution oriented !!! ;-D
>
> Well, our little private isn't that complex that's an Administrator is
> needed !
> On the other hand I am keen to learn and understand how things
> working !!
>
> Another personal topic is age and getting somewhat forgetful:
> So I trying to get all systems (OS'es) identically / similar as
> basic ...
> ... and then add the respective user/s and its / their needs ...
> ... no matter if it's only my wife and me ...
> ... or even more people !!! ;-D
>
> I assume / fear that things may become too complicated / difficult if
> I create too many users !?
>
> So ONE (identical) Master User ID, on all systems, may help me to regain
> access if
> I or whoever cannot remember login date as long I am recognizing access
> with
> the Master User ID ! ;-)
>
> Thanks for your help and cheers,
> svobi
>
>
i see nothing wrong with having more than one user with root or sudo
privileges in the case of this box which is my box both i and my wife
have sudo privileges im still learning linux my wife is a linux user
of the past ten years so it makes sence at this stage to have her with
sudo privileges just in case i make a compleat c**k up.

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