[QCLUG] Root functions in Ubuntu

[Dave Bergert]

Some more info on this topic here:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo




On Apr 28, 2008, at 3:16 PM, Robert Jones wrote:

> I understand that Ubuntu / Kubuntu doesn't want you to log in as  
> "Root". Sometimes I have a need to do things that require "Root" or  
> "Administrator". An example is, in Kubuntu, I want to change my  
> "image" at "System Settings > User Information > Password & User  
> Account > Click To Change Your Image".  Sometimes I can change the  
> image and sometimes I get the message "Your administrator has  
> disallowed changing your image."
>
> My question is; If I want to do something using a GUI that requires  
> Administrator access, how do I do it? In this particular case I  
> can't even change my image from a Root log in since it would change  
> the image for the Root user. Is there some way to force Kubuntu to  
> allow me to do things it requires the administrator permission to do?
>
> Thanks for the help.
> Bob Jones
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Dave Bergert
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