Also, for most configuration tasks, if you are not going to edit the config file directly, but use one of the configuratin tools from the GUI menu, you will be asked for the root password so the tool can edit the config ile for you. There are also tools like SWAT and webmin that can help you config things from a web browser. You can set them up so that a specific user can configure things, instead of geing root. The program takes care of needing to be root, instead of you logging in as root.On Friday 18 March 2005 11:53, Robert T. Yu wrote:
Now, I hope I'm not being too ambiguous, but do I have to login as root for things like configuring Samba and programming?
No
Logging in as root is never necessary. Mandrake goes out of its way to make logging in as root as difficult and unpleasant as possible to try to discourage you. Anything you need to do as root you can do with kdesu or su in a terminal as I described.
derek
Now, as far as programming goes, most of that can be done as a normal user. In fact, it is a good idea to build programs as a user. It is only when you need to install them into the normal system file structure that you need to be root. For example, I always build RPMs as a normal user. I think su to root to install them. If I am building a program for use only by my user, I will install in in ~/bin instead.
Mikkel --
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