When I installed Debian I selected to not allow root login thinking that
would enable sudo and disable root. But when I logged into gnome it
kept asking for the root password to do admin things, so I set a root
password and it works.
However, I would like to disable root and have it so my sudo password
works for all the gnome admin things, like opening synaptic. How do I
do that? Thanks.
Joseph Smidt
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How to use sudo not root
How to use sudo not root
Joseph Smidt
Everybody should contribute to so beautiful of a cause as the Debian Project.
Everybody should contribute to so beautiful of a cause as the Debian Project.
Quoting myself from the sudo thread:
osmo wrote:If you're using GNOME, you'll also need to change /apps/gksu/sudo-mode key to true using the GConf editor. That way all the GNOME administration stuff will accept your user password instead of the root password.Code: Select all
$ gconftool-2 -t bool -s /apps/gksu/sudo-mode 1