Another reason to prefer a real root over sudo

[Karl F. Larsen]

Brian wrote:
> Use sudo for single admin commands and sudo su for an admin session.
>
> On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:30 AM, Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
>
>   
>> I have just discovered another reason why I don't like sudo.
>>
>> I have just installed xubuntu 8.10 on my wife's machine (to replace XP).
>> It has accounts for me and her and the children.  My account has sudo
>> privileges.
>>
>> When I want to install something I have to log out the current user
>> (if it's not me) then log in as me, then I can run synaptic.  If it
>> had a root account I could simply run synaptic and give the root
>> password.
>>
>> OK, it's not a disaster and there are several ways around the issue, I
>> could give my wife's account sudo privileges or I could use apt-get from
>> the command line (having changed user to me).  However none of them is
>> particularly covenient and it's a pain if I want to install something
>> to fix an immediate 'on screen' problem.
>>
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>> Chris Green
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>
>   
    Rather than keep this going any longer let me tell you how to set up 
a root password. It is VERY simple with the GUI stuff go to System -> 
Administration -> Users and Groups. Then you need to authentcate your 
self and you will see listed yourself and root. Click on root and then 
edit and you will have a panel where you can give root a password.

Now please do so and stop all this stuff!

Karl


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