Re: How do I make my normal account (not root) have administrative (root) privileges?
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Brendan West wrote:
> I am using gnome. The problem I am having with user privileges,
> though, is only on the gui. I can easily use the root privileges on
> the terminal. I am trying to use AVG 7.5, but it says that I don't
> have the privileges to access the executable.
What is AVG 7.5? Is it the windows application? If yes, why would you
want to run it on debian?
clamav is a free anti-virus program available in debian.
HTH,
Johannes
NB: It is *really not a good idea* to escalate root privileges to
ordinary users. I guess the negative impact on security will greatly
outweigh any security benefit you might gain by using such an ill
designed product. YMMV.
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