[Linux] Not requiring root password all the time

[Larry Kagan]

I suggest using sudo.  See man sudo.  

Larry


On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 12:41 -0400, Nelson Rodriguez wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I've just installed Fedora Core 6 on a laptop. I like it. However, I was 
> trying to do something new. I was trying to make it more "user" oriented 
> rather than "network-with-administrator" kind of computer.
> 
> What I want is the ability for the user to change printer settings, network, 
> wireless connections, etc without requiring to enter root password all the 
> time.
> 
> I know a way would be to run as "root", but I don't like that solution.
> 
> I've been googling around but found nothing consistent.
> 
> How to give access to the user to do some "basic" changes to the system 
> (change printers, connect to a different wireless network, etc), without 
> having to give them full root access?
> 
> You're help will be appreciated.
> 
> P.S. Please, if you only have as suggestion "Install XXXXX distribution", 
> that's not the route I'm looking for.
>