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[g4macuser]

i am trying to remove a root owned file on my moms puter. she is just a "regular" user. i am the admin. i am connecting via TB2 and trying to remove the file. i am trying to use sudo rm -r filename however when it asks for a password it will say that my moms user name is not in the sudoers or something of that nature. anyone? maybe i will just try via ssh. can someone comment on the first option though. thanks.

[wayneyoung]

You could add your Mom to the sudoers list, but the quickest thing would be to type su yourusername, then input your password. After that you can do anything [almost].

[mervTormel]

% su g4macuser

isn't going to give you root power

% su root

requires the root password


suggestion: add an account that can admin the rig.

sudo has the group 'admin' in the /etc/sudoers file which give users in group admin the ability to sudo to be root.

[Mikey-San]

There is no reason to add your mother to /etc/sudoers, most likely. (By default, admin-level users are given access to sudo.)

Log in as an administrator and sudo rm the file to the great bit bucket in the sky.


-/-

[g4macuser]

thanks everyone

[wayneyoung]

OOPS! I knew that, don't know why I brain-dumped and typed it. Thanks Merv for waking me up!