Thanks, I'll give it a try. My /etc/groups file seems to be stripped bear:
root:x:0:
daemon:x:1:
bin:x:2:
sys:x:3:
adm:x:4:
tty:x:5:
disk:x:6:
lp:x:7:cupsys
mail:x:8:
news:x:9:
uucp:x:10:
man:x:12:
proxy:x:13:
kmem:x:15:
dialout:x:20:
fax:x:21:
etc, with all names following the : missing.
Muz
Michael Fox wrote:
On 7/3/06, Billy Kwong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Worst case scenario, boot the PC using any Linux live CD, then chroot
to the
installed root partition on your HDD, and give the remaining user sudo
priviledges.
And to give a user sudo access add them to the group admin in /etc/group
As the sudo configuration on Ubuntu is configured to allow any user in
the admin group sudo access and usage.
Thanks
Michael Fox
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