Re: Newbie trouble: How to log on as root
On Mon, Jun 07, 1999 at 05:05:34PM +0100, Oliver Elphick wrote: Is it possible to change the user-privileges to allow me a large degree of freedom within the system as user (suppose it is, but how?!) It is possible, but undesirable to do this. Part of the reason for not operating as root is to protect yourself from your own mistakes. If you are root, it is perfectly possible to wipe out your system with a few keystrokes. It's often useful to change certain work areas outside /home to allow normal users to write to them. /var/www, in particular. Group project directories, too. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB (ex-VK3TYD). CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome.
Re: Newbie trouble: How to log on as root
When you first set up your computer, you had to put in a password. To access this account, type su. Then just type the password. This will give you full access to everything. Alternatively, you can log in as root and your password. Hope this helps Colin Winters
Re: Newbie trouble: How to log on as root
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How do I change from user to root when Linux by default asks for my user password on startup? You enter root for user, and root's password. Or, once you're logged in as a regular user, type su and you'll be prompted for the root password. -- Arcady Genkin ... without money one gets nothing in this world, not even a certificate of eternal blessedness in the other world... (S. Kierkegaard)
Re: Newbie trouble: How to log on as root
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Debians I'm a newbie; just managed to boot my 486/66 (28 ram, 540 WD HD) onto Linux late last night, and all seems to be well and good, only I can't install anything. Dselect won't let me choose the access method to use (I'm installing from the dos-partition, because the computer isn't connected to the internet). What dselect does is: loads fine, no errors. When I choose 0 Access enter it empties the screen and tells me this at the bottom: dselect: unable to open/create access method lockfile: Permission denied and the $-prompt. My guess is: 1. I have to be root to do this 2. I could have set something wrong when assigning privileges to (the one and only) user: me?! How do I change from user to root when Linux by default asks for my user password on startup? If you want to log in as root type root at the login and the root password. Another way is to login first as user and then su to root. Type su at the prompt and then the root password. Take a look at the debian tutorial at, http://www.debian.org/~hp/tutorial/debian-tutorial.html/index.html there is a section on logging in as root and a lot of other good info. hth, kent Is it possible to change the user-privileges to allow me a large degree of freedom within the system as user (suppose it is, but how?!) I can't wait to exterminate my microsoft apps, and I'm really excited about this, so I'm looking forward to your answers. Regards Vitux -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] /dev/null
Re: Newbie trouble: How to log on as root
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I change from user to root when Linux by default asks for my user password on startup? root is another username, that happens to have special privileges. To log in as root, use the name `root' when you are asked to log in, and then give the password that you were asked to assign to root (the superuser) while you were installing the base system. When you type `exit' or ctrl-d you are returned to the login prompt. If you are already logged in, you can use the command `su -' to become root, as if you had logged in directly as root. This command prompts you for the superuser password. When you type `exit' or ctrl-d you are returned to your own session. Is it possible to change the user-privileges to allow me a large degree of freedom within the system as user (suppose it is, but how?!) It is possible, but undesirable to do this. Part of the reason for not operating as root is to protect yourself from your own mistakes. If you are root, it is perfectly possible to wipe out your system with a few keystrokes. I recommend you to read the Debian Tutorial, which is available via a link on the Debian Documentation Project page at www.debian.org/~elphick/ddp/. There is a lot of information in the Tutorial for people like yourself who need to learn basic Unix stuff. -- Oliver Elphick[EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death. Proverbs 16:25
Re: Newbie trouble: How to log on as root
Add the user to one or more of these groups: dialout, cdrom, floppy, sudo, (et cetera, see /etc/group). It won't make the user exactly root-like, but it's a start. Better to add more privileges as you see the need, rather than give blanket root privileges to another account, which kind of defeats the pur- pose of the user account protections. Marc -- Marc Mongeon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unix Specialist Ban-Koe Systems 9100 W Bloomington Fwy Bloomington, MN 55431-2200 (612)888-0123, x417 | FAX: (612)888-3344 -- It's such a fine line between clever and stupid. -- David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/07 10:04 AM Is it possible to change the user-privileges to allow me a large degree of freedom within the system as user (suppose it is, but how?!)
