User accounts not accessible

[Mark Haney]

Donny George wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 8:38 AM, Mark Haney <mhaney at ercbroadband.org> wrote:
> 
>> Donny George wrote:
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> I have an ubuntu 8.04 client installed and have a first user admin1 and
>>> second user admin. my problem is that i cant get the acces to the
>> synaptic
>>> user account manager as i want to delete one of these users. it only
>>> displays a window which says
>>>
>>> Could not authenticate
>>> An unexpected error occured
>>>
>>> and this is the error message for both the users
>>>
>>> could some one help  as i want to delete the user admin1 and give the
>> user
>>> admin administrator previlages, is there a command line statement to do
>> this
>>> ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Of course there are command line options for this.  But I need to get
>> you to clarify something, which user currently has sudo access?  Your
>> best bet is to 'sudo visudo' and edit the sudo rights for the user you
>> want to have sudo access.  The sudoers file is pretty well documented.
>> Then, when you are sure you can sudo into basic functions with the new
>> user, you can userdel that user and go into visudo and remove that user
>> from the sudoers file.
>>
>>
>>
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>> Mark Haney
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>> ERC Broadband
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>>
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> 
> 
> hello mark
> 
> i can access sudo with both the users but somehow i cant manage the format
> to edit the visudo, but at the mean time i think i will be able to use the
> command userdel but just wondering that i dont mess up things ? anything to
> be careful about wen i delete a user ?
> 

You can't manage the format?  I don't quite follow.  It shouldn't be any 
harder than copying the line you have in there that allows user A sudo 
access and pasting it just below it and editing the user section to user 
B.  Is it because it's command line that you can't edit it properly?

Man, learning vi should be mandatory.  :)

Concerning deleting a user, read the man page on userdel. I rather doubt 
there will be any showstoppers to deleting the user.

I'll be glad to work with you offlist if you feel you need it.


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Mark Haney
Sr. Systems Administrator
ERC Broadband
(828) 350-2415

Call (866) ERC-7110 for after hours support