The default Linux behavior allows the user to gain root access by typing su and entering the root password to gain a root prompt. If you wish to disable this behavior, then open this file as root for editing. jason@jason-Virtual-Machine:~$ vim /etc/pam.d/sujason@jason-Virtual-Machine:~$ vim /etc/pam.d/su Then un-comment this line. auth required…
Read MoreDo you ever wish that you could enable the su command on Linux Mint 13 or Ubuntu? Well read on and you will learn how to accomplish this. By default the sudo command is used to run a command as the superuser; this command is controlled by the /etc/sudoers. This…
Read MoreThe best way to create a new file with Linux is to use the touch(1) command. The touch command, when used on an existing file will update the file date stamp to the current system date. But if you type touch myfile.txt this will create an empty file named myfile.txt…
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