On 17/03/2009 10:59, Mark Fraser wrote: > Not sure if anyone has read it, but there is an article in the current issue > of Micro Mart (12-18 March) about a Windows user attempting to install > Ubuntu. > > Biggest concern is under 'Evening Four' where he tries to edit menu.lst and > finds he can't save it as he doesn't have the right permissions. So, what > does he do? He creates a root user, logs in as root using the option enable > automatic login. > > Hopefully someone thinking of trying Ubuntu for the first time won't pay any > attention to this article. > > Ahh, typical mindset of a Windows user. Run everything as an administrator. I was the same when I first started with Linux, I'd run EVERYTHING as root (on RedHat) and wondered by it would give me a red background. I find that sudo on Ubuntu is a good alternative and I find for the majority of what I do I don't need root permissions anyway.
Rob -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
