On Apr 12, 2005 8:15 AM, Matt Christian <<a href="mailto:woodelf@gmail.com">woodelf@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Quick note: We are in the process of deploying Linux to selected desktops in our organization as the first step in a phased approach to introduce Linux into our main-stream desktop set. I installed Kubuntu on a couple test boxes, and at first blush it rocks, however ... I soon discovered that I deeply resent Ubuntu's premise that users are too stupid to be trusted with root access.</blockquote><div> ===================== I think you misinterpret this. In fact, the first ordinary user created HAS root access simply by typing sudo and her/his own password. A root account can then be created by this user, or any other with sudo permissions. </div> </div>Mike -- "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei