[CoLoCo] UBUNTU SURVIVAL : SAVE THY SELF

[John Edwards]

On Nov 29, 2007 10:10 AM, Neal McBurnett <neal at bcn.boulder.co.us> wrote:

> I think a sudo tutorial is a very interesting idea.  Don't know how
> hard it would be to do it right since there is ongoing frustration
> with the lack of "root" in some quarters, there are language barriers,
> and it would in some sense break most of the help pages out there.
>

However, if done correctly, the frustration with the lack of root control
could be addressed in such a tutorial at the same time.

Give the tutorial a name like "How to access root control" and then have it
stress the dangers of using root, prior to opening the door and giving the
new user their wings.  At that point, if they screw it up, they've nobody to
blame but themselves.

If such a thing is put on the desktop of every new install and made very
obvious to the new user, it might mitigate the overall problem from both
sides.   It's a bit longer view for solving the problem, but I think it's a
good idea.


John Edwards
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