Category Archives: System Administration
sudo and gksu
The sudo service provides administrative access to specific users. You have to be a user on the system with a valid username and password that has been authorized by the sudo service for administrative access. This allows other users to … Continue reading
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PolicyKit
PolicyKit will control access to certain applications and devices. It is one of the safest ways to grant a user direct access. PolicyKit configuration and support is already set up for you. A new version of PolicyKit, PolicyKit-1, is now … Continue reading
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Controlled Administrative Access
To access administrative tools, you have to login as a user who has administrative permissions. The user that you created during installation is given administrative permissions automatically. Log in as that user. When you attempt to use an administrative tool, … Continue reading
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Ubuntu Administrative Tools
On Ubuntu, administration is handled by a set of specialized administrative tools, such as those for user management and printer configuration. To access the desktop-based administrative tools, you log in as a user who has administrative access. You created this … Continue reading
