Le 22/11/2011 12:07, cagsm a écrit :
want to give an easy opensuse system to a friend, a total computer newbie themselves.
I do this on a regular basis
so i installed opensuse 11.4, install process created one user, that users pass did not become the roots pass. simple kde desktop. question is about how to configure opensuse the most simple but still secure way, so that this normal useraccount can do all the onlineupdates and isnt bothered with multiple passes such as root and their own for configuration if once needed.
better not I setup packman, install all the updates, mp3, lidvdcss and dvd readers (vlc, ffmpeg, mpenc...) and that's all. No updates. I know of many such users. The risk of not making updates is less than the risk of giving them the root pass. I just instruct them to copy important files to flash key or cd. I even have a user (my daughter that do not want to go out of old distro (11.2?) because she do not want to lose his setup. Never any problem. I change system when I change computer. As usually this is done on old hardware I don't pay (often mine when I buy a new one), I can renew it each 2/3 years
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.
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