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system password

Asked by martino

How can i login as a system user as backup, games, uucp (listed in /etc/passwd) ?

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Best Delan Azabani (azabani) said : 		#1

In bash, type:

sudo -iu USERNAME

or

sudo -su USERNAME

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

The first user you made when you installed can use sudo which makes it an admin for the duration of the commands you run with sudo and gksudo (making the OS a lot more secure)

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HomeUserBackup

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martino (lrinetti-libero) said : 		#3

Thanks Delan Azabani, that solved my question.

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martino (lrinetti-libero) said : 		#4

Many Thanks.
luciano