How do I make my normal account (not root) have administrative (root) privileges?

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Subject: How do I make my normal account (not root) have administrative (root) privileges?
From: "Brendan West" <extremeskateboarding@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 20:51:40 -0600
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How do I make my normal account (not root) have administrative (root)
privileges?  I thought that it was set up like that already, but I am
unable to start some programs under my normal account.  And for some
reason, I can't log onto the desktop gui as root.  Any ideas?

NinjaNife

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