Re: user(s) question

Hello NoOp,

Monday, September 27, 2010, 4:42:54 PM, NoOp wrote:

N> On 09/27/2010 03:52 PM, rikona wrote:
Hello Tim,

Sunday, September 26, 2010, 3:55:28 PM, Tim wrote:

TH> On Thursday, September 23, 2010 08:41:47 pm rikona wrote:
When I set up Ub, it asked for a user name. It seems that that user
has su privileges. I'd like to use that name as a non-su user for
normal logins. If it was RRR, can I change it to RRRadmin, for
example, keeping the same UserID and privileges, and add another
non-su user named RRR? Or - is it better to just add RRRadmin as
administrator, and set RRR as a normal user?


TH> One thing you might want to do is to get a full root account going.

TH> sudo passwd root

TH> You'll be prompted first for your login password, then a root password, then a
TH> confirmation. After that you can log in as root, with a desktop and
TH> everything.

TH> http://happylinuxthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/10/how-do-i-get-root-access-in-
TH> ubuntu.html

This has come up in an earlier response. It is not recommended by UB,
but it is probably OK if you have a very good password, and don't use
it unless you really need it.

Thanks for the help...


N> This might be of interest/use:
N> <http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.user/226249>
N> [Changing main username/home/groups]
N> Full thread:
N> <http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.user/226249>

Thanks for the added info - not as easy, still. :-)

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rikona


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