[SOLVED] New User

Krope · 06-05-2016, 01:02 AM

Hi there,
I installed 4MLinux on my old computer and added a new user following the instructions I found in the forum.
@zk1234 mentioned '...but you would also have to grant privileges to this new user.'

Now I have the problem I have the user but I can't start XWindows. I couldn't find any helpful information which group the user should in or how I change the privileges and which.

Which privileges have I to assign to a user that he can start XWindows and can us the common software?

Thank you in advance for your help.

zk1234 · 06-05-2016, 01:43 AM

Welcome !

4MLinux is probably the most advanced distro using Busybox as its init and it is designed to be run as root. You must setup a strong password for root (the password like "root" or "1234" is a very bad idea :-).

In many places 4MLinux creates system users for you. For example, Chromium is started by the following script:

Code:

#!/bin/ash
#
#
 rm -fr /opt/chrome
 zk.sh /opt/chromium/addon_debian-libs.tar.xz >/dev/null 2>&1
 rm /opt/chromium/addon_debian-libs.tar.xz >/dev/null 2>&1
 mkdir /dev/shm 2>/dev/null
 if [ $(cat /etc/rootfs) = /dev/ram0 ]; then
   /opt/chromium/chromium -no-sandbox -user-data-dir=$HOME/.chrome --ppapi-flash-path=/opt/chromium/libpepflashplayer.so $@
   else
   chmod -R 755 /opt/chromium
   for i in bin dat html js pak png svg; do
     chmod -R 644 $(find /opt/chromium/*.$i 2>/dev/null) 2>/dev/null
     chmod -R 644 $(find /opt/chromium/*/*.$i 2>/dev/null) 2>/dev/null
     chmod -R 644 $(find /opt/chromium/*/*/*.$i 2>/dev/null) 2>/dev/null
     chmod -R 644 $(find /opt/chromium/*/*/*/*.$i 2>/dev/null) 2>/dev/null
   done
   chown root.root /opt/chromium/chrome-sandbox
   chmod 4755 /opt/chromium/chrome-sandbox
   chmod 666 /dev/null
   chmod 666 /dev/urandom
   chmod 666 /dev/snd/*
   chmod 666 /dev/ati 2>/dev/null
   chmod 1777 /tmp
   chmod 666 /tmp/*
   chmod 1777 /dev/shm
   deluser chrome 2>/dev/null
   adduser -D chrome
   chmod 1777 /root/Downloads
   rm /home/chrome/Downloads 2>/dev/null
   ln -s /root/Downloads /home/chrome/Downloads
   mv /home/chrome/.config/google-chrome /home/chrome/.config/chromium 2>/dev/null
   if [ x$@ = x ]; then
     su -s /opt/chromium/chromium -c --ppapi-flash-path=/opt/chromium/libpepflashplayer.so chrome &
     else
     su -s /opt/chromium/chromium -c $@ chrome &
   fi
 fi

90% of the code above is to make your web browser secure.

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Krope · 06-05-2016, 02:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zk1234

Welcome !

4MLinux is probably the most advanced distro using Busybox as its init and it is designed to be run as root. You must setup a strong password for root (the password like "root" or "1234" is a very bad idea :-).

.

Does it mean I should use another distribution if I want it to use it as a normal user and not as root?

By the way I always use strong passwords and I don't reuse them

zk1234 · 06-05-2016, 02:16 AM

Krope · 06-05-2016, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zk1234

Yes.

Thank you.
That saves me a lot of time.

Maybe it would be good if you add this information at the 4MLinux web page.

linustalman · 06-06-2016, 05:46 AM

Hey Krope, welcome to LQ land.

Krope · 06-06-2016, 06:04 AM

@LinusStallman
Thank you for your welcome but it looks like it was a short visit.
I uninstalled 4MLinux and installed Kubuntu. It is running on the computer and does the job. Internet and LibreOffice.

zk1234 · 06-06-2016, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krope

Thank you.
That saves me a lot of time.

You're welcome! Please mark this thread as solved.

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