On 8/16/07, rblythe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Clyde Forrester wrote: > > I am proceeding on the principle that sudo is in place for a security > > reason. If I am doing an end run around all this sudoing then I'm doing > > an end run around security. Sure, sometimes there's a reason to do that, > > but I'm not that good yet. Thanks for the tip for when I am that good. > > For now I want to develop good habits. > > > > I am quite comfortable with using a system which incessantly and > > unerringly reminds me every #*$%ing time I need to use superuser > > privileges that I'm wielding terrible power. I'm a bit of a space cadet > > and as you say: "... one little slip ...". > > > > Clyde Forrester > > > > Alan Lord wrote: > > > >> Clyde Forrester wrote: > >> <snip /> > >> > >> > >>> Now the pickiness. In part 2.3 I'm guessing I should be root when making > >>> partitions. Maybe I missed it. It doesn't seem to say. Of course I can > >>> never really be root. I have to sudo wherever it is appropriate. > >>> > >>> > >> That's not actually true... > >> > >> Open a terminal and type: > >> > >> sudo passwd root > >> > >> You will then need to enter your password first, then you will be > >> prompted to enter a password (for root) twice. > >> > >> Once that is done, you can just type "su" and you will become "root". > >> > >> If you are not entirely sure what your are doing, I probably wouldn't > >> recommend this though, as one little slip, e.g. rm -r / could cause > >> disaster!!!!! > >> > >> <snip /> > >> > >> > >>> Clyde Forrester > >>> > >>> > >> HTH > >> > >> Alan > >> > >> > >> > > > > > Please do not top post
Nope, that's why I updated my email sig :P (also for more info about top and bottom posting, and why top posting is better. Tijnema -- If this is a mailing list: DO NOT TOP POST! why?: http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html Vote for PHP Color Coding in Gmail! -> http://gpcc.tijnema.info -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
