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On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 12:53, Carl Hartung
On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:38:27 +0100 lynn
wrote: On 22/11/11 12:07, cagsm wrote:
i am no desktop user of linux, so this is rather new to me, i have always been using linux for many years on server side and console.
Me too. I only discovered linux desktop last year.
anyways, so what is a good way of giving a simple opensuse system to a newby enduser for simple desktop usage, so that a rootpassword is never being needed for the user, but the user should supply their own password once more instead to be able to execute the administrative tasks. or is there any better way to configure a secure and simple desktop for newbie users without confusing them too much? maybe i am too confused and trying too complicated things and there are more elegant ways.
thanks.
Ubuntu uses the method you describe by default. In opensuse you can choose to do it when you install it. It explains it here:
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:DVD_installation_for_11.4#Step_4:_Create_the_prim...
HTH L x
Thanks for the tip, Lynn, and the link!
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Just to clarify, the docs say: "By default, the system is set to use this password for the system administrator (also known as root)." So the behavior requested by the original poster is the *default* behavior for a _single_ user install. If an openSUSE 11.4 install is asking for a root password, then either the check box was cleared on installation, or it is a multi-user system. The first user defined will have a shared user/root password, and subsequent users will have their own password that is NOT linked to the root password. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org