Re: [LUG] Wife's computer

[Eion MacDonald <maceion@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 07/02/2020 13:43, Neil wrote:
> On 07/02/2020 13:26, Brad Rogers wrote:
>> On Fri, 7 Feb 2020 12:47:34 +0000
>> Neil <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Neil,
>>
>>> I would set her up with her own password, and obviously copy over any
>>> files as necessary, including profiles. I would also like her to have
>>> root available, mainly for updates.
>>
>> If you do updates on that machine, then she doesn't need root to do the
>> same.  Just a duplication (and therefore, waste) of effort.
>>
> Yes, I understand that. But the plan is to let her have the laptop at
> her own desk, and for her to use it exclusively until it  is all sorted
> out. Meanwhile I will be at my desk, in another part of the house, using
> my desktop computer. But what about her own personal files? Profiles for
> example.
> 
>> Plus:
>> What Steve said......
>>
>> And:
>> If the arrangement is only temporary, do you really need to copy her
>> files etc. across?  Because that might be more effort than it's worth.
>> Especially as you're going to be wiping it later, anyway.
>>
>> In short - how long do you expect temporary to be?
>> A day or two.
>> or
>> Like Income Tax.  (Introduced as a temporary measure to fund a war.  Over
>> a hundred years later, and we've still got it.)
>>
> 
> How long? That depends on what I decide to do about it. I may try for a
> replacement HD. I may get her a brand new laptop. I may leave her with
> my old laptop and get a new one for myself. Who knows?
> 
> Neil
> 
> 


Set her up with a separate /home file, which is automatic if you setup a
second user.
Then copy her files to her /home

Set up depends on your disto.
In YaST on openSUSE it is somewhat easy as it can be done from GUI.



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Eion MacDonald

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