user(s) question

[rikona]

Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:09:10 PM, sdavmor wrote:

s> On 09/23/2010 08:41 PM, rikona wrote:
>> When I set up Ub, it asked for a user name. It seems that that
>> user has su privileges. I'd like to use that name as a non-su user
>> for normal logins. If it was RRR, can I change it to RRRadmin, for
>> example, keeping the same UserID and privileges, and add another
>> non-su user named RRR? Or - is it better to just add RRRadmin as
>> administrator, and set RRR as a normal user?
>>
>> I assume RRR is not root, but it didn't ask for a root pw. [Also,
>> I have a rtkit group - I hope it's not what it sounds like... :-)
>> ]
>>
>> RRR would have a modest, but pretty good password, and RRRadmin
>> would have a very good pw - but - not one I'd like to have to keep
>> entering with lots of sudo's. Is there a way, while logged on as
>> RRR, to fire up a terminal as RRRadmin, become su, do the tasks as
>> needed, and exit terminal?

Go to System -->> Preferences --> Main Menu. Under System Tools
s> activate (check) the Root Terminal. Close the menu, and you're in
s> business.

Thanks much! Looks like I'm not the only one who likes that. :-) It's
interesting to get a 'root' terminal, from which I presumably can do
anything, by entering a non-root password. Seems a bit odd...  

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 rikona