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2006 / Admin, SU and root accounts - need understanding

« on: October 22, 2006, 09:59:00 AM »

Hi Chris,

Well I guess I'm also having trouble knowing why I should have root enabled on my OSX machine???  

Perhaps it's because I used to have irix and linux boxes and did all sorts of "admin stuff" as root.  If I can do all the admin stuff I ever need to do on OSX with just sudo, then I guess I don't need to have root enabled.

So, how to I un-enable root?

BTW, I was able to remove the empty account with the GUI, thanks!

QUOTE(cdub1988 @ Oct 22 2006, 05:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

atjuhrs,

I guess I'm first of all having troubles figuring out why you want to enable root.

It's disabled for pretty good reason, and sudo should be able to handle most all of what you're wanting to do......

I know on OS X and Ubuntu, root is disabled by default (and with good thought behind it).....so that users don't go running around logged in as root and leaving a system open to issues.

Is there something that you're wanting to do that you can't handle using sudo?

Also, as far as deleting the account you're not wanting....did you create it using the accounts applet in System Prefs, or what method did you use to create it?

If you can see the account name listed in Accounts in Sys Prefs, then click on it's name and then click the - sign.

Hope that helps.

Chris

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2006 / Admin, SU and root accounts - need understanding

« on: October 22, 2006, 12:43:01 AM »

Ok guys, now I've got another question:

I now have two different passwords, one for root (which has been enabled) and one sudo.  

sudo appears to behave the same as admin, correct?

2nd question: in trying to set all this stuff right, I've somehow creatted another user account that I now need to delete, it's an empty account but it does exist.  How do I delete that goofed upaccount?

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2006 / low end Mac as a OSX Airport server

« on: October 21, 2006, 11:54:05 PM »

Ahhhhhhh, got it.

Thanks guys!

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2006 / low end Mac as a OSX Airport server

« on: October 20, 2006, 08:27:08 PM »

How would you set the SSID and Encryption w/o a machine connected to it?  Do I connect the PB to the router via a cable to do this and then un-connect the cable and go wireless?

QUOTE(cdub1988 @ Oct 20 2006, 03:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

atjuhrs,

Question #1: Yes.

Question #2: No.

Just take your cable from your DSL/Cable connection and plug it into the WAN/Internet port of the router.

Then set the router's SSID and Encryption....then point the PB at it.

Take care,

Chris

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2006 / low end Mac as a OSX Airport server

« on: October 19, 2006, 10:26:24 PM »

You can't just plug a wireless router (or Airport) into the cable coming out of the wall, can you?

I think I need some sort of "server" machine to connect the wireless router and the cable, right?

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2006 / low end Mac as a OSX Airport server

« on: October 19, 2006, 10:22:09 AM »

Hey guys and gals,

I have a PB G4 that I absolutelty love and won't be without.  I'm looking to buy an Airport wireless router and a low end Mac. My question is how low should I go?  All the low end Mac will ever be asked to do is act as a server that's plugged into a wall with an Airport to enable my PB to have connectivity throughout the house.

(I'm guessing to aid or avoid connectivity issues, I should probably require the low end Mac to run some version of OSX)

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2006 / Admin, SU and root accounts - need understanding

« on: October 18, 2006, 09:41:30 PM »

Hello guys,

Can someone explain to me the difference between admin, su, and root accounts?

I have an admin account type, and it is a single user 10.4 machine (mine and only mine) but I can't seem to login as root or execute line commands begining with su.  I think I know the su and root passwords, and I think they are the same, but differernt than my account login password.  Does any of this make sense?

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2003 / They must have been using a PC

« on: December 08, 2003, 08:40:24 AM »

USC gets rated number 1 in both polls and wins their conference.  Yet they're not going to the Sugar Bowl?   What could have gone wrong.  Ahhhh, the computers must have been using a PC because a Mac would have got it right.

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2003 / Having to convert to PC :(

« on: September 15, 2003, 02:01:21 PM »

Short of getting fired (and this may be a valid reason to leave), my company has left me no alternative but to take my OSX G4 off their network, so I am needing to know how do I convert/export all my Apple Mail files and Address Book files into something that a PC (Piece of Crap) can read?

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2003 / Opening an Excel spreadsheet..

« on: July 10, 2003, 08:51:19 AM »

OpenOffice is FREE!

But OpenOffice runs under X11, oh yea, that's FREE too  

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2003 / Panther Hardware Requirements ???

« on: June 18, 2003, 08:40:51 AM »

Has anyone found the hardware requirements for running Panther listed.  My PowerBook just barely made the video requirements for Jaguar's Quartz Extreme technology, and I'm wondering if my machine will make the hardware requirements of Panther?

Also, has anyone seen an expected upgrade cost?

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2003 / .tcshrc, etc file, and aliases

« on: June 12, 2003, 11:04:29 AM »

Does anyone know where to go (a webpage) to get info on working with (editing) the .tcshrc file, the etc file, various config files and creating aliases within the terminal shell?

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2003 / Rebuilding Address Book, iCal etc after Crashed HD

« on: June 12, 2003, 08:30:04 AM »

Actually, last night in futsing around with it I did find the fix for the columns view.  But I can't seem to recall how or where it was to fix the Finder to open all windows in columns view.  It was in the same place as where you can set whether new windows open up at your home directory or the base HD level.

I still need help getting iCal and my AddressBook restored  

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2003 / Underware: What is it? What's it do?

« on: June 11, 2003, 04:31:00 PM »

Actually, I was wishing it would be Victoria Secrets for my Mac, of course these boxes are pretty sexy alrready

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2003 / OS X help.

« on: June 11, 2003, 04:19:35 PM »

Yea, my statement about having AppleTalk enabled on the LAN was only in response to cdub's statement about having it on both of the local machines.  I guess what I should have said is that if he is trying to connect via AppleTalk over a PC LAN that has not been AppleTalk enabled, it won't make any difference if the two local machines have it set on or not.

Still I could be wrong here, as I don't have a way to test it out, but I'm pretty sure what I said above is correct.