From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 11 17:11:22 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25DB116A418 for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:11:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bh@izb.knu.ac.kr) Received: from izb.knu.ac.kr (izb.knu.ac.kr [155.230.157.93]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E18B313C455 for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:11:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bh@izb.knu.ac.kr) Received: by draba.izb.knu.ac.kr (Postfix, from userid 59) id 8C8A83EA3; Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:10:04 +0900 (KST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on draba.izb.knu.ac.kr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-46.7 required=15.1 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VERIFIED autolearn=disabled version=3.2.3 X-Spam-DKIM-Comments: Signing and Verifying with Mail-DKIM and DKIM Proxy ; DKIM? See http://www.google.com/search?btnI&q=DomainKeys+Identified+Mail Received: from izb.knu.ac.kr (localhost.izb.knu.ac.kr [127.0.0.1]) by draba.izb.knu.ac.kr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 679E63EA0; Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:10:01 +0900 (KST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=izb.knu.ac.kr; h=subject: from:reply-to:to:cc:in-reply-to:references:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:date:message-id:mime-version; q= dns/txt; s=s1024; bh=CsmsHX8nbQ/5Zzn755ZFbqY2lpA=; b=M9TI0zrSuDn /7uqdEakEEYfyOeve0h6kTNxtQ+sks9YjXzwuL17XTV53Mj8KOZIExksRb8fpHeK 4uVyVWa+wQcuuI0/gLkBskoeLqW+9l1pvflobutgaYctLgvsxxk16WcFLz2kLAgC oPEDg/GhKXO1QN/fZ5XG6RPROcqGQ3P8= Received: from viola.izb.knu.ac.kr (viola.izb.knu.ac.kr [IPv6:2002:9be6:9d5d:3::3]) by draba.izb.knu.ac.kr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E9263E9D; Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:10:01 +0900 (KST) Received: by viola.izb.knu.ac.kr (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 024995DFF; Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:10:01 +0900 (KST) From: Byung-Hee HWANG To: Aryeh Friedman In-Reply-To: References: <470E0667.7080000@yahoo.com> <1192114944.8383.30.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: InZealBomb Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:10:01 +0900 Message-Id: <1192122601.9134.3.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.1.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: How to create a user account with the same permission as "root" ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: bh@izb.knu.ac.kr List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:11:22 -0000 On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 15:08 +0000, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > > In my case, william is better than root. I can never login to my GNOME > > desktop through GDM by root. A root account is absolutely useless to me. > > > I use gnome and there is not a single thing I can not do with a root > account that I can't with one. > > If you mean opening GUI apps try adding the following (I am assuming > your using tcsh... if your using something else look up how to do > this): > > in ~/.cshrc add: > > xhost + > > in /root/.cshr add: > > setenv DISPLAY :0 > > When you su *ALWAYS* use the following syntax: > > su - > > *DO NOT* include any cmd arguement. Once your root you should be able > to start any GUI based app from the command line... if you don't know > what the command line is left click on the menu/icon and go to > properties... if it requires arguements look it up in the man page or > the GNOME help for it. Oh... amazing... Thanks................ and really thanks... and really... Your the guidance has been useful and is greatly appreciated. -- Byung-Hee HWANG "You blaspheme. Resign yourself." -- Vito Corleone, "Chapter 1", page 47