just typing su will make you root... since the highest user is root (standard) but mine is r00t.. dont ask
-------Original Message------- > From: John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: making GUI apps run as root on Knoppix was RE: [brlug-general] kn oppix rocks > Sent: Sep 02 2003 13:55:59 > > To run a GUI app as root on Knoppix, open a shell do 'su - root', and then > run the app from the command line: 'gedit', etc. You can find the name of > the command in the menu by using the menu editor. > > Knoppix is locked down to keep people from inadvertently destroying their > data. You have to explicitly do commands that could destroy data. I realize > it is a headache, but I think the tradeoff between power and newbie-proofing > is worth it in order to provide a bootable Linux CD that is fairly safe to > give to newbies. > > John Hebert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad N Bendily > To: '[email protected]' > Sent: 9/2/03 8:07 AM > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] knoppix rocks > > > > try this. I am not sure it would work. > > I can login as root, actually when you do a > su - root > > it automatically switches to root with no password > prompt. > > But the problem is getting the GUI display to show > on the knoppix users display. > > > BB > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net -------Original Message------- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/pipermail/general_brlug.net/attachments/20030903/949e5eed/attachment.htm From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 3 00:10:19 2003 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (will hill) Date: Tue Sep 2 22:37:13 2003 Subject: [brlug-general] Into the vally of doom rode the brave Penguins. In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; from [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 23:05:42 -0500 References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes, they are learning. The upgrade train, viruses, spyware, this stupid trick and DRM locking (reported on Slashdot today), is all going to get them. People are frustrated enough to try things like Mozilla and dual boot. The old formula of wipe and reinstall or "upgrade" by trashing the old system was always expensive and now it does not even work. I know because I took a job as a retail sales dude at Computer Heaven. What it comes down to is using the right tool for the job. Communications through an untrusted media is something free software does well. Microsoft has a temporary monopoly edge on gaming and cool toys but totally blows for email and web browsing. Corporate and government users are already resistant and will continue to seek alternatives. Anyone can see that the fix for M$ crap is not more M$ crap. People who recomended M$ entrapment last time need to be worried about geting out of the trap or be looking for a new job. I've heard of weeks of network downtime at major companies and I think it's getting worse not better. Expect the stream of PDF users to turn into a flood and M$ word to lose share big time. The new stuff is wrong headed and is going to raise more red flags. Who on earth is going to trust a program that beams content specific "research panes" to Word users typing confidential documents? Smart tags got put where they belong, yet these dummies are trying to bring them out again? It's laughably insecure spyware at it's worst. This new office suite of theirs is going to flop worse than XP or LongDong. If it's the only feature they have to push their server O$, it's DOA. On 2003.09.02 11:23 "Richards Jr, Edward C." wrote: > http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2914582,00.html > > Makes one wonder if the populace will ever wake up and see what Micro$oft is > doing. > > Ed Richards, PE >
