Matthew Wild wrote: > ...or use the GUI... System->Administration->Users and Groups > Right-click on the user (or make a new one), click the privileges tab, > and check or uncheck "Administer the system". > > HTH too, > > Matthew. > > On 8/4/07, *Neil Greenwood* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > On 04/08/07, Tony Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > (On a technical front, the user name has to be a member of the admin > > group to be able to use sudo. Also, by editing /etc/sudoers you can > > control exactly which commands users can execute. For example, > if you > > wanted to let your kids shut the machine down, you could arrange > that > > without letting them do anything else.). > > Just wanted to point out that you shouldn't edit /etc/sudoers > directly, but should use the visudo command to do it. It syntax-checks > the file you've edited before replacing the old /etc/sudoers, so sudo > won't break if you make a mistake. > > This is especially useful since you'll need to use sudo to edit the > /etc/sudoers file (or use visudo). > > It's also worth pointing out that, unlike the implication in the name, > it won't necessarily use vi to edit the file, but will respect your > EDITOR env. variable setting. > > HTH > Hwyl, > Neil. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk> > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > Cheers guys. I've had one too many tins of "pop" to digest all that info this evening. I'll have a look through it all tomorrow and probably end up re-enabling my root account. For now though I consider playing around as 'root' while being 'under the influence' as bad as driving so I'll leave well alone.
Regards, Andy Jenkins. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
