Password question.

[Eberhard Roloff]

Steven Vollom wrote:

> Eberhard, you have me in a belly laugh.  This has been so fun.  I truly 
> want to hug you.  Everyone I know gets a hug when I see them.  It is 
> just the way I am for those I love.
I appreciate this!

> 
> To be sure I have the correct choice, because I do have concerns that I 
> could make a serious mistake.  I would like to type in my 37 digit 
> password to open the operating system when I boot up.  

Here we are. If this is at boot up, I would call it " in order to login 
to the system". If this is correct then you MUST use your supersecure 
password for your "normal user" (named "steven", I suppose). Root MUST 
NOT login to the system, at least not graphically!


In the Shell
> dropdown, I would like to have at least two choices.  Choice one, Shell 
> steven at Studio25:~$ for my work, and steven at Studio25:~# for Root 
> changes.  Mostly I will be working in a shell with white print over a 
> black backgroung.  When I open the Root Shell, it will be Black print on 
> a white background, glaringly different.  I won't even have to think 
> when I open it, it will, by it's colors be a reminder, because you don't 
> open Root very often.  And I only want to open it once a day.

You can do this easily with KDE 3.x. I remember there was a "root shell" 
to be opened directly. I am currently on KDE 4 in Intrepid, so I cannot 
help adequately with this, but it is easy. Btw., on Intrepid I cannot 
find root shell, but as a Linux user, honestly, I do not need it.
> 
> Eberhard, it seems if the web site instruction allows what I want it 
> would actually be better than keeping an active Root Shell on my 
> drop-down links, 

Well the web instructions do not relate to this!

As I said, you can have your root shell "as is" and I would recommend to 
leave it at this. But it is entirely up to you!

Or you change your system to have a separate pasword for root. It's 
entirely up to you, once again, but it does not relate to the "root 
shell" icon on your desktop.


> 
> Cheers! Ciao, and Cordially,
> 
ciao bello

Eberhard