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Re: ubuntu



 Jerry Feldman wrote: 
> On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:37:20 -0400 (EDT) 
> Mike Gorse <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> 
>> I don't know, and I found it odd, too, but it is easy to enable the root 
>> account if you want to (ie, sudo passwd, or sudo sh to get a root shell). 
>> You just have to remember to type in your own password if you run sudo, 
>> rather than the root password, unless you modify the sudo configuration. 
> 
> 
> I think the issue here is to make the desktop system easier to use from 
> a user standpoint, but it is also a departure from what we 
> professionals are used to. 


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