Making my Username Have Root Permissions?

07mackenzie · 12-11-2006, 08:47 AM

Hi everyone,

I am using Debian on my computer primarily for experimenting and I am not worried about security or anything. I would like to have root or super user permissions in my regular user account. Is this possible, and to have it load that way automatically?

Thank you!

Broder · 12-11-2006, 09:07 AM

07mackenzie: You could just add an entry to your sudoers file, is this what you mean?

trickykid · 12-11-2006, 09:15 AM

Like Feelda said, just because you're not concerned about security you should not take anyone else into consideration. A compromised box could result in attacks upon anyone else on the net, if it's connected.

The proper way is to setup sudo for your user. Don't create bad habits by granting a user root permission, then it's what you expect and you drag the habit to machines you might actually care about.

rickh · 12-11-2006, 09:43 AM

Maybe you should switch to Linspire. I've heard that the default user there is root, and it is Debian based.

pixellany · 12-11-2006, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 07mackenzie

Hi everyone,

I am using Debian on my computer primarily for experimenting and I am not worried about security or anything. I would like to have root or super user permissions in my regular user account. Is this possible, and to have it load that way automatically?

Thank you!

I would simply sign in as root when you need to. The root account is there--not just to protect you from outside badness--but also to protect you from yourself. There is real value in having the distinction.

If you give root powers to the regular user, then the regular user might just as well be root.

Beyond this preaching, sudo is the way to go.....

Tortanick · 12-11-2006, 12:10 PM

unlike that OS there really is no need to be root anyway.

pixellany · 12-11-2006, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tortanick

unlike that OS there really is no need to be root anyway.

Huh???
On ANY computer, there are some tasks which can only be done as root (or administrator)