On 2020-01-12 10:24, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> I deleted the Admin Priv, Reboot, and then enabled. I was prompted for the root PW
and it does as expected.
> Now, if one has not enabled the root user, then there is more to be done.
Sure, but by default there is no root password and the user doesn't have permission
to change anything.
The OP did not indicate that that root hasn't been enabled. FWIW, the OP indicated
that KDE was being used.
Unlike a GNOME install, the KDE install does have a prompt for enabling the root user.
So, and I should have
asked, it wasn't clear if the root was enabled or not. No one else asked that Q. So,
it seems, assumptions
were being made.
> FWIW, the "System Settings" process that I'm talking about simply
places the user in the "wheel"
> group.
Yes, that's what administrator rights means for a user.
I also should have asked "how" the OP lost admin privileges since it was stated
by the OP
"Removing the privilege has removed my account from sudoers" which is
inconsistent with the
the "wheel" group assumption.
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