|
[Date Prev] [Date Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]
|
Re: [PLUG] Kubuntu and trashed passwords
|
my class has been exploring kubuntu this week.
couldnt login as root, had to use at the very least the user setup during
install.
kde (control center) has all the tools,
and when i attempt a root only task, i am prompted for a password.
the "user" password gives the root privilege.
at the command line, i sudo <command>
ie sudo apt-get
poking around today, i noticed that /etc/alias contained one line
root rekaye1005 #my user name
found this awkward and confusing at first, but now kinda like it
in the windows server world, we know better than to login as administrator,
but the runas command is tedious.
of course, our lazy shortcut, can end up having all sorts of crap sneak on
to our machine.
hope that helps
ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Helledy" <gregsonh@gra-inc.com>
To: <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 4:30 PM
Subject: [PLUG] Kubuntu and trashed passwords
> So I did install Kubuntu 5.10 from an .iso image--I went with the i386
> architecture. I did not upgrade KDE (I have 3.4.x).
>
> On install I chose not to use shadow passwords, keeping everything the
> same as possible with what I'm familiar with (Debian). Following
> instructions posted at kubuntuforums.net, I enabled the root account, so
> my machine had 2 users, root and the regular user.
>
> Then, logged in as root, I used the KDE user user manager to add another
> user. I got an error, I think it said that /etc/shadow was not
> available. So I went to console and tried to add the user with adduser
> and it said that user already existed.
>
> I logged out and tried to log in with the new user via kdm. Invalid
> login. Then I tried to log in as root. Invalid login. Then I tried to
> log in as the old regular user. Invalid login.
>
> Nothing on the forums seems to address this. Have I hosed this install?
> Kubuntu seems to have a lot of strange quirks. Any other Debian-based
> distros I should try?
>
> Greg Helledy
>
> --
> Privileged/Confidential information may be contained in this message.
> If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible
> for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver
> this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message
> and notify GRA, Inc. (postmaster@gra-inc.com) immediately. Please advise
> immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet e-mail
> for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information
> expressed in this message are not given or endorsed by GRA, Inc. unless
> otherwise indicated by an authorized representative independent of this
> message.
>
>
___________________________________________________________________________
> Philadelphia Linux Users Group --
http://www.phillylinux.org
> Announcements -
http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
> General Discussion --
http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
___________________________________________________________________________
Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org
Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce
General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
|
|