[LUG] Ubuntu 13.04

[LUG] Ubuntu 13.04 - sudo

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Subject: [LUG] Ubuntu 13.04 - sudo

From: Jon Pilgrim <jonpilgrim@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 21:40:28 +0100 (BST)

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I, for my sins have been a devotee of Ubuntu since 8.04. So I glibly went for the latest rave, 13.04, thinking I can easliy avoid Unity and go for my comfort zone that is Gnome and low and behold I can't do a thing without being told I am not a 'sudoer'. I have never encountered this problem before so I am left wondering if it is pecular to 13.04.

If there is anybody out there who can help me get back control of my machine, I'd be eternally grateful. I have glanced through man(5) sudoers and decided it is all too much for my little brain. I am tempted to rename ubuntu 13.04 as Catchubuntu 22 as you can't do an sudo without being first an sudo. If I hadn't installed alongside my 12.10, I would be really quite stuffed.

Signed:
Jon L Pilgrim