Re: As seen above: use of su vs sudo
Martin <keine-eile@online.de> writes:
> [...]
>>>
>>> is new to me, I never knew! And I think it is good approach.
>>> Does one actually get pointed to this during install?
>>
>> ┌───────────────────┤ [?] Set up users and passwords ├────────────────────┐
>> │ │
>> │ If you choose not to allow root to log in, then a user account will be │
>> │ created and given the power to become root using the 'sudo' command. │
>> │ │
>> │ Allow login as root? │
>> │ │
>> │ <Go Back> <Yes> <No> │
>> │ │
>> └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
>>
>> Cheers,
>> David.
>>
>
> How cool is that :-)
> Actually, I mostly use the graphical installer for manual install. I
> just checked: This dialogue is 10 lines long. I usually stooped
> reading after "You need do set a password for 'root'...".
Though it seems like installing sudo and asking whether the "first user"
should be in sudoers would be a better thing to do even if root can log
in.
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