On 08/21/2013 05:03 PM, Temlakos wrote:
The new method, that creates a new non-super user, with Wheel
privileges, has been a part of Fedora since at least F17.
The idea is to make logging-in as root...obsolete. I gather most
developers think it's too dangerous--leaves your system wide-open.
Pe
On 08/21/2013 07:55 PM, Javier Perez wrote:
I am surprised because I did not ask it to do it, but the installer
did it nevertheless. Weird. Makes me wonder how the installer is
interpreting the instructions that we impart to it before installation.
On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 12:53 AM, Joe Zeff
I am surprised because I did not ask it to do it, but the installer did it
nevertheless. Weird. Makes me wonder how the installer is interpreting the
instructions that we impart to it before installation.
On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 12:53 AM, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 08/20/2013 10:26 PM, Javier Perez
On 08/20/2013 10:26 PM, Javier Perez wrote:
Guess what, when I logged as root, the home directory was already
assigned as $HOME for the user on the Users and Groups appp regardless.
I was expecting having to go to the "Users and Gropups" app and add the
directory manually, but I was gladly surpri
Nope, this was not my experience. It only asked to "Create" a new one. In
the end it used the existing directory but it was scary to see only the
choice of "Creation" because to me it implies destruction of the existing
one.
Maybe if I had gone forward, and additional screen might have popped up
al
In the end, I told it not to "Create a home directory", but to DO create
the user.
Guess what, when I logged as root, the home directory was already assigned
as $HOME for the user on the Users and Groups appp regardless. I was
expecting having to go to the "Users and Gropups" app and add the dire
Allegedly, on or about 20 August 2013, Javier Perez sent:
> I have a directory on its own /home partition
>
> /home/username
>
> During installation it ask to set an Administrator user.
> One of the options is "Create a home directory for this user"
>
> What happens here if the directory already
On 08/19/2013 10:27 PM, Javier Perez wrote:
What happens here if the directory already exist, will it be erased? Or
will the installer use the existing directory?
It will ask you if you want to use the existing directory or create a
new one.
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