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On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:15:50 +0100 Tony Sumner <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I don't think it is quite like that. Ubuntu doesn't like you having a > root password but you can do system things with sudo. I found this > annoying and it is easy to get round it so mine has a root password in > the usual way. Surely a user needs to do system things, eg to mount a > CD so you need something. The Ubuntu forum is full of queries about how > do I do this or that with sudo. > > Tony Sumner > Thanks to you, Tony and the others who have replied. I am very reassured. I have never used sudo myself since I, obviously, have always known the root password. I must have a closer look at kubuntu (I use Mandriva2006) and see what I think. Neil Winchurst > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html