On Thu 23 May 2019 at 18:47:48 +0100, Paul Sutton wrote: > Just installing Debian 10 rc 1.
Ditto. i386 netinst. Expert installation. > With regard to user accounts I am asked > for credentials for the account I want to log in with. However I don't > appear to be asked for information to set up a root account. No problem here. I am asked whether I want a root account. Then I set up a user account. This is no different from previous installers. > > is Debian 10 now using sudo to allow users to carry out admin tasks. Only if you do not set up a root account. The procedure differs not one iota from previous installers. > Is this how it is meant to do things, or have I missed a step somewhere ? Being obliged to use sudo? No. -- Brian.