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[James Miller <jamtat AT mailsnare.net>]

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, sindi keesan wrote:

> Do you know why BL was not set up that way to start with?

Simplicity for new Linux users?  Meantime, have a look at

PACKAGE NAME:  sudo.tgz
PACKAGE LOCATION:  ./slakware/ap1
PACKAGE SIZE (compressed):  117 K
PACKAGE SIZE (uncompressed):  270 K
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION:
sudo:     sudo-1.6.3p4
sudo:
sudo:     'sudo' is a command that allows users to execute some commands as
sudo:     root.  The /etc/sudoers file (edited with 'visudo') specifies which
sudo:     users have access to sudo and which commands they can run.  'sudo'
sudo:     logs all its activities to /var/log/ so the system administrator
sudo:     can keep an eye on things.

This might be the simplest solution to your permissions problems.  You'll
probably need to assign user a password for it to work though, which may
require installing another package (adduser?).

James