Re: As seen above: use of su vs sudo

[Martin <keine-eile@online.de>]

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>>
>> 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'...".


Cheers to you!