Re: Sudo

["Harold Hartley" <wheelie207@ownmail.net>]

I installed 10.2... when logged in as a user and type sudo or su apt-get update it then should ask for the root password and then does it’s thing. At least that’s how it worked when I used Debian before.
Yes, I created a root password and a user account.

On Sat, Jan 25, 2020, at 10:35, Russell L. Harris wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 25, 2020 at 09:39:28AM -0700, Harold Hartley wrote:
> > The only problem I'm having is when I want to check for updates
> > or install a file, it tells me that I'm not in the sudoers file.
> ...
> >I'm the only one on the system and should have admin access anyways.
> 
> What is this "admin" access?  When you installed, you had the
> opportunity to create a "root" account and a "normal user" account.
> Are you unable to log in as "root"?
> 
> sudo is another matter entirely, with which there is no need to bother
> if you are the sole user.
> 
> Which Debian system did you install?
>

-- 
  Harold Hartley
  17632 N. 5th place
  Phoenix, AZ 85022
  wheelie207@ownmail.net