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November 5, 2009

how to use users-admin remotely on Ubuntu

Lately I had the necessity to create an account and modify another one on an Ubuntu box at work. I've regularly logged on via a ssh -X shell and gave the command sudo users-admin resulting in a "blocked" window ... I mean one on which I wasn't able to unlock the command via an administrative password input.

After a little diggin' on the web I found that the solution is in giving this command:

sudo ck-launch-session users-admin &

which will ask you the administrative password and make the commands on the appearing window

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September 4, 2009

in Command Line defence

With this close connection, learning about the command line makes more sense in GNU/Linux than in many operating systems. You do not need to be full of command line macho, believing that the only real computing goes on at a command prompt, to appreciate the connection. While the command line is in many ways the opposite of the desktop, in that it is thorough and encourages the gaining of expertise, the two interfaces are complementary. For simple, routine tasks, the desktop is often preferable, especially if you are viewing graphics. If you want to administer your system or fine-tune performance, then the command line is the interface you need.


 
 
via The GNU/Linux Desktop and Borrowed Assumptions about Usability | datamation.com

 
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