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On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 13:06 +0100, peter wrote: > I hesitate to mention this as it is rather simple (probably too simple). Nothing is too simple for me, thanks. > However I have noticed with Ubuntu that if I do not log in as the > "original" user (the one who installed the system) I have only limited > access to some resources. My brother installed it (he works for IBM). We set it up together. I have had no trouble with apt and the root password required. If I try to change permissions by changing user to root my password does not work. I have no idea who the "original" user is, I am sure it would have been "james". james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk -- 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