On 8/4/07, Andrew Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Newbie Ubuntu-ite here. So far so good, although I > have a few questions, but one at a time. > > I've been a Mandrake/Mandriva user since I ditched > the dreaded MS four or five years ago. I just > thought I'd try Ubuntu (7.04) alongside my Mandriva > 2005 on my laptop. > > I'm used to the Mandriva way (as with most other > distros) of having a 'root' account and then all the > other 'user' accounts. The Ubuntu method of asking > for your 'user' password to then allow you to go off > and create system-wide mayhem is really not suitable > when you have curious kids. Again, typing 'sudo' and > being asked for your 'user' password doesn't strike > me as very secure. > > Is it easy to make Ubuntu behave in a similar fashion > to Mandriva and if so how? > > Regards, > > Andy Jenkins. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >
There are some great reasons for sudo. Instead of me blabbing, feel free to read https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo - it shows you how to re-enable your root login near the bottom. HTH Kris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
