Kubuntu is far from a total disaster, and in fact is the only distribution that I feel has got it right. As for the root situation, as a software author and someone who tells people to RTFM on a regular basis, I'm really kind of surpirsed. Did you not check the FAQ? From the afforementioned site:
--- What is the default root password? There is no root password set as default. If KDE needs administrator privileges you should use your user password instead. You can also edit files as root from Konqueror with right click -> Actions -> Edit as Root. See Root Sudo wiki page <http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/RootSudo>. --- There is really no reason to use root all the time like many [lazy] people (myself included) commonly do. root commands require root, and non root commands should really not habitually be run as root as you're eventually asking for it (who hasn't hit the enter key by mistake before?). As far as sudo goes, one only need type 'sudo -s' (man sudo) to get a root shell, and enter their password. C'mon, Kern. ;) Kern Sibbald wrote: >On Wednesday 29 March 2006 10:15, Mikael Kermorgant wrote: >... > > >>If you're running debian 3.1 and want up to date programs, I'd recommend >>upgrading to debian "testing". It will still lack a bit behind but you >>won't have to wait for debian 3.2 to get upgrades. On the other hand, I'd >>guess most debian servers are running 3.1. >>Maybe having a look at kubuntu would also be interesting if you're >>interested in modern desktop. KDE 3.5.2 is already packaged for "breezy". >> >> > >Thanks for the tip. > >Unfortunately, as far as I am concerned kubuntu is a total disaster. I >downloaded their latest version 5.10 (if I remember right), burned a CD, did >the installation, and ended up with a running system with no root password -- >that is a totally useless system for doing any kind of system administration >or maintenance. > >I then searched their bugzilla and noticed a lot of users complaining about no >root password and some text indicating that the normal user might be the >administrator -- well, I checked it, no go, my personal account (kern) >doesn't have administration privileges. OK, attempt to create a bugzilla >account, and it takes me off to "Launcher" to create an account. I just >wanted to file a bug report not figure out what the Launcher service is, so I >gave up at that point -- too many obstacles. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
