-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Folderol wrote: > On Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:28:41 -0700 > Gustin Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Ralf Mardorf wrote: >>> Hi :) >>> >>> while installing 64 Studio 3.0 beta2 on an USB stick I made a mistake. I >>> confirmed the question "Is the system clock set to UTC?" with "Yes", but >>> it should be "No". Where can I change this? >>> >>> I don't had to indicate a password for root. I guess this is because of >>> the way Ubuntu is using sudo. Is it possible to change this, to get a >>> "normal" superuser account too? >>> >> Yes it is, but if you don't know how to do it, I question the need for >> you to use it. > > Well I didn't know how to set this, and yet I have been using root > accounts in a highly specialise way for years. > > to the O/P > in a terminal window enter: > sudo passwd > http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=enable+root+ubuntu&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
The answer is not hard to find. > If you are going to do this I would also suggest you remove admin > rights from your normal user. > > P.S. arguments rage across the whole Internet about the rights and > wrongs of this. Personally I think it's up to everyone to make their own > decisions! > I have mixed feelings on this. On one hand I value the idea of personal responsibility and personal choice. On the other hand the millions of machines in bot nets negatively effects us all. I do not wish to assist people into reducing their security further. If someone can make such an educated decision, they certainly do not need my help. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkmtrL4ACgkQwRXgH3rKGfNYKQCfbzNNxfdiZVPk9BarI+zD/bg/ XFgAnAyzgK7hVcRCbT/A2bmcR2/W7VKo =ntTh -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ 64studio-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.64studio.com/mailman/listinfo/64studio-users
