Re: [orca-list] Orca and Administration in Ubuntu 8.04 steps.

[Daniel Dalton <d dalton iinet net au>]

On Mon, 19 May 2008, Alastair Irving wrote:

> Hi
>
> I'm not sure I agree with some of your permision changes.  In particular,
> doesn't putting /etc/sudoers to 777 make it readable writable and executable
> by everyone?  Then, since sudoers controls who can do what with sudo, surely

Yes, he should have changed it back to 440.
Perhaps he got this info off a message I posted a few days ago and left 
that part out.

> Turning our attention to /etc/sudoers, first allow write access to this
> file.
>
> chmod 777 /etc/sudoers
> Edit this file using nano by typing:
>
> nano /etc/sudoers
> Arrow down to the line containing the words: "env_reset". Just after this

And perhaps comment it out with a # sign.

> type exit to return to your own user account.
> Change to your home directory by typing:
>
> cd
> Create another .orbitrc file:

Why?

> Change to the root account by typing su then hit enter
> Restart orca with root privlidges:
>
> orca --no-setup --disable main-window
> Orca will start and welcome you however will not speak yet. Press alt f1,
> left once, down twice, right once then up seven times to software sources
> and press enter. (Confused? ) Don't be. it's something you'll ge tuse to.
> You will be prompted for your password. Type the same password as you used

Hey, I am confused, what are you doing?
What's wrong with starting everything from the cli with sudo and just 
editing /root/.orbitrc and /etc/sudoers?

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