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nickio1230 · 07-19-2008, 04:39 PM

hey im running gentoo and i need help how do i get my user account to do everything the root account can do, read write files etc.

**Brainbeat** · 07-19-2008, 08:10 PM

i think it may be the same as ydl got to terminal and type
su password or su root password
password being your roots.i cant remeber which one i instaled just as root so dont have to bother doing that

Hardrive · 07-19-2008, 08:21 PM

It's unwise to give a normal user full root access, because it is very easy to destroy your entire system with one bad command. Therefore, you should run commands as root only when you have to.

There are two easy ways to do this.

The most direct way, but not the most convenient way is to login as root.

Code:

$ su -
Password: [enter root password]
# whoami
root

Another way is to use sudo. Using sudo, you don't have to login to run one command, it essentially allows you to run commands as root without the hassle. You don't need to enter your password as often either. On gentoo, you may need to install this first, I'm not quite sure.
First, you must set sudo up first:

Code:

$ su -
Password: [enter root password]
# visudo

You will be presented with vi which you will use to edit the sudoers file. Scroll down to the line after

Code:

# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL) ALL

Press the 'i' key. You are now in 'insert' mode. Enter the following line

Code:

[user name] ALL=(root) ALL

Press enter, and ensure you entered the line correctly. Press the Escape key, and then type the following characters:

Code:

:wq

And press enter.

Now, you can use sudo whenever you want:

Code:

$ sudo whoami
Password: [enter root password]
root
$ whoami
[user name]
$ sudo whoami
root

* Notice the second time you didn't need the root password

. If commands are entered close enough together time wise, then you save time by not having to type your password constantly.

**Brainbeat** · 07-19-2008, 08:39 PM

yeah ive heard that also but seem as im only installing a few wmulators if it goes wrong i can allways start a fresh just backup them save files

Hardrive · 07-19-2008, 08:48 PM

It's just good practice. Besides, it would take you a long time to recursively give a user permissions to every single file on the hard drive. It my seriously mess up your system too...

Just stick with su or sudo.

**Brainbeat** · 07-19-2008, 08:54 PM

to be fair i just read the linux faq and i have to agree if i had done all that work i wouldnt be root now lol. by the way its outdated you can do windows 95,98 and xp on ydl with qemu then wine google bodega downloads, he makes custom rpms including a very fast snes9x gtk

07-19-2008, 04:39 PM	#1
nickio1230 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3 Trader Feedback: 0	permissions hey im running gentoo and i need help how do i get my user account to do everything the root account can do, read write files etc.

07-19-2008, 08:21 PM	#3
Hardrive No longer a community member. Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 Trader Feedback: 0	It's unwise to give a normal user full root access, because it is very easy to destroy your entire system with one bad command. Therefore, you should run commands as root only when you have to. There are two easy ways to do this. The most direct way, but not the most convenient way is to login as root. Code: $ su - Password: [enter root password] # whoami root Another way is to use sudo. Using sudo, you don't have to login to run one command, it essentially allows you to run commands as root without the hassle. You don't need to enter your password as often either. On gentoo, you may need to install this first, I'm not quite sure. First, you must set sudo up first: Code: $ su - Password: [enter root password] # visudo You will be presented with vi which you will use to edit the sudoers file. Scroll down to the line after Code: # User privilege specification root ALL=(ALL) ALL Press the 'i' key. You are now in 'insert' mode. Enter the following line Code: [user name] ALL=(root) ALL Press enter, and ensure you entered the line correctly. Press the Escape key, and then type the following characters: Code: :wq And press enter. Now, you can use sudo whenever you want: Code: $ sudo whoami Password: [enter root password] root $ whoami [user name] $ sudo whoami root * Notice the second time you didn't need the root password . If commands are entered close enough together time wise, then you save time by not having to type your password constantly.

07-19-2008, 08:10 PM	#2
Brainbeat Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 56 Trader Feedback: 0	i think it may be the same as ydl got to terminal and type su password or su root password password being your roots.i cant remeber which one i instaled just as root so dont have to bother doing that

07-19-2008, 08:39 PM	#4
Brainbeat Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 56 Trader Feedback: 0	yeah ive heard that also but seem as im only installing a few wmulators if it goes wrong i can allways start a fresh just backup them save files

07-19-2008, 08:48 PM	#5
Hardrive No longer a community member. Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 Trader Feedback: 0	It's just good practice. Besides, it would take you a long time to recursively give a user permissions to every single file on the hard drive. It my seriously mess up your system too... Just stick with su or sudo.

07-19-2008, 08:54 PM	#6
Brainbeat Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 56 Trader Feedback: 0	to be fair i just read the linux faq and i have to agree if i had done all that work i wouldnt be root now lol. by the way its outdated you can do windows 95,98 and xp on ydl with qemu then wine google bodega downloads, he makes custom rpms including a very fast snes9x gtk