On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 20:51:40 -0600 "Brendan West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do I make my normal account (not root) have administrative (root) > privileges? I thought that it was set up like that already, but I am > unable to start some programs under my normal account. And for some > reason, I can't log onto the desktop gui as root. Any ideas? You shouldn't give your regular account root privileges, and you shouldn't log into the DE as root. Use sudo for tasks requiring root privileges, or su into root. > NinjaNife Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
