Ubuntu's sudo command is something that I miss when I'm using other distributions. For the uninitiated, when using Ubuntu, you can execute privileged commands as the root user by prefacing them with ...

From the beginning of the 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux series I have had readers suggest solutions for various issues that involve the command line. In general, I prefer to work with the graphical ...

When you run sudo in Ubuntu, your administrative privileges last for 15 minutes by default so you don't have to type in your password with every command. If that is too long or short for your tastes, ...

If you have users that need certain admin privileges on your Linux machines, here's a walk-through of the process for granting full or specific rights. How many times have you created a new user on a ...