On Tue, 29 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> Thanx for everybody for the answers regarding the hosts.allow and hosts.deny
> files... I got them rectified...
>
> However, I have one more simple (?) question in regards to users privledges.
> As per the instructions during installation I create a different or new user
> other than root. However, I've been using root all this time for my
> configuration and learning of this system. I've been told time and time
> again that I shouldn't be using the root, so I went into linuxconf to change
> the permissions of the one user I did create. I wanted to give that user
> SuperUser access, the ability to run linuxconf, and view the system logs.
> However, after setting these options, and loggin in as that user, I'm still
> restricted. I cannot run linuxconf, nor can I peruse the /var/log
> directory. I've gone back into linuxconf as root and the changes I made for
> that user still exist as I set them, but none of them are in effect.
>
> I even made the user of the root group to no avail... could somebody help
> me out either by telling me what I'm missing, or at least direct me in the
> correct direction for solving this little mystery?
>
The reason you use a different user is defeated if you give
him the same access as "root." You should ONLY log in as
"root" or SuperUser when configuring. You should NOT
surf/post as root.
John
