Many thanks Leif for your
explanation.
I'll follow your indications.
73' Francesco
On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:49:58 +0100
Leif Asbrink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Hello Francesco,
>
>> Do you know how or if is possible to copy or make some
>>other
>> job on UBUNTU, out from "ROOT" mode?
>> Now, due my low experience with it i can download only
>>out from
>> "ROOT", but i can not make any administration.
>
> I do not quite understand this question.
>
> Presumably you are caught in the graphical interface X11
> with some security functions that I do not know the
>details of.
>
> The standard procedure I use is to press Ctrl Alt F1
> to get a console terminal where I can log in as root
> with full privileges for everything.
>
> The next thing would be to edit /etc/inittab
>
> # The default runlevel.
> id:3:initdefault:
>
> In Ubuntu you presumably have 5 here.
>
> In some distributions even runlevel 3 starts X11.
> In such cases I remove the file ..../rc3.d/SXXgdm
> (XX is a two digit number)
>
> Different distributions place the file at different
>places:
> /etc/rc3.d/SXXgdm
> /etc/init.d/rc3.d/SXXgdm
> /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/SXXgdm
>
> This way I always log in in terminal mode.
>
> When I want X11 I type startx.
>
> Shift between terminals with Alt F1 to Alt F6.
> You may log in as root on some of them and
> as a normal user on others. It may be
> a good idea to start X11 from a terminal
> that is logged in as a normal user. Some
> Linux systems do not behave well in case
> you run X11 as root (e.g. Mandriva).
>
> Personally I prefer Debian. It does not have
> any restrictions and I am allowed to run X11 as
> root on my own responsibility.
>
> In my experience the probability for unexpected
> behaviour is much higher under X11 as compared to
> terminal mode. The reason is that soundcards and
> other resources are shared with other programs.
> Things like changing the sampling speed with ossmix
> may lead to unexpected problems.
>
> There are only two valid reasons to use X11 as I see
> it.
> 1) Your videocard is not supported by svgalib.
> 2) You want to run other programs simultaneously.
>
> X11 works perfectly well nearly always - but one looses
> some valuable screen area. Starting stopping and
>changing
> the sound system is not always safe. Presumably some
> programs believe one does not do such things and behave
> as if changes to the sound system do not exist with a
> total lockup of the sound system as a consequence.
>
>
> 73
>
> Leif / SM5BSZ
>
>
>
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:49:58 +0100
Leif Asbrink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Hello Francesco,
>
>> Do you know how or if is possible to copy or make some
>>other
>> job on UBUNTU, out from "ROOT" mode?
>> Now, due my low experience with it i can download only
>>out from
>> "ROOT", but i can not make any administration.
>
> I do not quite understand this question.
>
> Presumably you are caught in the graphical interface X11
> with some security functions that I do not know the
>details of.
>
> The standard procedure I use is to press Ctrl Alt F1
> to get a console terminal where I can log in as root
> with full privileges for everything.
>
> The next thing would be to edit /etc/inittab
>
> # The default runlevel.
> id:3:initdefault:
>
> In Ubuntu you presumably have 5 here.
>
> In some distributions even runlevel 3 starts X11.
> In such cases I remove the file ..../rc3.d/SXXgdm
> (XX is a two digit number)
>
> Different distributions place the file at different
>places:
> /etc/rc3.d/SXXgdm
> /etc/init.d/rc3.d/SXXgdm
> /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/SXXgdm
>
> This way I always log in in terminal mode.
>
> When I want X11 I type startx.
>
> Shift between terminals with Alt F1 to Alt F6.
> You may log in as root on some of them and
> as a normal user on others. It may be
> a good idea to start X11 from a terminal
> that is logged in as a normal user. Some
> Linux systems do not behave well in case
> you run X11 as root (e.g. Mandriva).
>
> Personally I prefer Debian. It does not have
> any restrictions and I am allowed to run X11 as
> root on my own responsibility.
>
> In my experience the probability for unexpected
> behaviour is much higher under X11 as compared to
> terminal mode. The reason is that soundcards and
> other resources are shared with other programs.
> Things like changing the sampling speed with ossmix
> may lead to unexpected problems.
>
> There are only two valid reasons to use X11 as I see
> it.
> 1) Your videocard is not supported by svgalib.
> 2) You want to run other programs simultaneously.
>
> X11 works perfectly well nearly always - but one looses
> some valuable screen area. Starting stopping and
>changing
> the sound system is not always safe. Presumably some
> programs believe one does not do such things and behave
> as if changes to the sound system do not exist with a
> total lockup of the sound system as a consequence.
>
>
> 73
>
> Leif / SM5BSZ
>
>
>
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