Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Sam Sharpe
On 28 March 2010 23:38, Tim wrote: > These days I tell people I don't use Windows any more, and haven't for > years.  I can't even recommend a good anti-virus program to them, or > anti-malware, etc., because I don't use them, and don't need to.  So > I've no idea which are good.  And, no, I don't

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Tim
On Sun, 2010-03-28 at 17:08 -0500, Mikkel wrote: > One thing that can help in the fight to educate users is to start > charging to fix their system. Yes, it is hard to charge your friends > and family for fixing things, But for some reason, they listen to > your advice better if they are paying for

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Mikkel
On 03/28/2010 04:48 PM, Tim wrote: > > It also helps to throw in the ye olde stern parenting message of "I'm > not going to keep on fixing this for you." I cannot overstate the value > of the word "no." A person will not learn to look after their computer > until you make them. The old "cruel t

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Tony Nelson
On 10-03-28 16:24:39, Rick Sewill wrote: ... > It was Norton anti-virus...and I updated to the latest patches. > I updated Windows to the latest patches. > I updated IE to IE 8, hoping that would slow down problems. > > Unfortunately, you hit the nail on the head. > Took her only a few days to ge

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Tim
On Sun, 2010-03-28 at 11:54 -0500, Rick Sewill wrote: > Linux is multi-user. People are expected to run as normal users. > People should be root only long enough to do system things. > > Program developers create downloads with this in mind. > People can download and compile and build programs as

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Mike Chambers
On Sun, 2010-03-28 at 03:01 -0700, suvayu ali wrote: > You don't need to. For all tasks needing root privileges, you will be > asked for the root password and you can do all the administrative > tasks as user "rajanish". The interface looks something like this, Does the desktop for root login loo

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Tim
On Sun, 2010-03-28 at 20:26 +0100, agraham wrote: > Please ignore all those that present horror stories and FUD about > root, you have to learn somehow and the best way is to mess around as > root. Oh yes... like learning about firearms by playing russian roulette. It ain't FUD about avoiding log

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Craig White
t;but i have not accessing throgh root...I want > > to log in through root because i want to learn administrative property. > > please help me to guide log in through root.. > > > > Rajanish Kumar > > Fedora User > > > > > > At the login prompt (or y

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Rick Sewill
>>> .I am log in through "rajanish"but i have not accessing throgh root...I want >>> to log in through root because i want to learn administrative property. >>> please help me to guide log in through root.. > >> At the login prompt (or your graph

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Rick Sewill
On 03/28/2010 12:04 PM, bruce wrote: > hey... > > as a guy who's been running different variants of unix/sun/vax vma for > ~25 years... you can run as root/user with equal ability to screw up > if you don't know what you're doing! running as a user implies that > you can't do certain things/apps o

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Sam Sharpe
not accessing throgh root...I want >> to log in through root because i want to learn administrative property. >>   please help me to guide log in through root.. > At the login prompt (or your graphical login program - gdm, kdm etc) > use the username "root" and password th

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread bruce
ora 12 .I have given root password...and >> finally added a user name "rajanish" >> .I am log in through "rajanish"but i have not accessing throgh root...I want >> to log in through root because i want to learn administrative property. >>   please help me

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread agraham
On 28/03/10 09:29, Rajanish Kumar wrote: > Hi! > I have already installed Fedora 12 .I have given root password...and > finally added a user name "rajanish" > .I am log in through "rajanish"but i have not accessing throgh root...I want > to log in t

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread bruce
dded a user name "rajanish" >> .I am log in through "rajanish"but i have not accessing throgh root...I >> want to log in through root because i want to learn administrative property. >>  please help me to guide log in through root.. >> >> Rajanish Kuma

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Michael Miles
log in through "rajanish"but i have not accessing throgh root...I >> want to log in through root because i want to learn administrative property. >> please help me to guide log in through root.. >> >> Rajanish Kumar >> Fedora User >> >> > Oth

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Rick Sewill
On 03/28/2010 03:29 AM, Rajanish Kumar wrote: > Hi! > I have already installed Fedora 12 .I have given root password...and > finally added a user name "rajanish" > .I am log in through "rajanish"but i have not accessing throgh root...I > want to log in t

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread suvayu ali
On 28 March 2010 01:29, Rajanish Kumar wrote: > Hi! >  I have already installed Fedora 12 .I have given root password...and > finally added a user name "rajanish" > .I am log in through "rajanish"but i have not accessing throgh root...I want > to log in t

Re: log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Rahul Sundaram
On 03/28/2010 01:59 PM, Rajanish Kumar wrote: > Hi! > I have already installed Fedora 12 .I have given root password...and > finally added a user name "rajanish" > .I am log in through "rajanish"but i have not accessing throgh > root...I want to log in t

log in through root

2010-03-28 Thread Rajanish Kumar
Hi! I have already installed Fedora 12 .I have given root password...and finally added a user name "rajanish" .I am log in through "rajanish"but i have not accessing throgh root...I want to log in through root because i want to learn administrative property. please hel