Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 11 to 13 of 13

Thread: Can't Delete Administrator?

  1. #11
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Beans
    Hidden!
    Distro
    Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

    Re: Can't Delete Administrator?

    Quote Originally Posted by jzacsh View Post
    i think you may be misunderstanding what's going on. i do not have any backup of bob's user folder (didn't want one). currently in the /home directory there is only one folder: /home/jon and nothing else.
    indeed, I seem to have misunderstood your problem. sorry.

  2. #12
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    USA
    Beans
    120
    Distro
    Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

    Unhappy Re: Can't Delete Administrator?

    Quote Originally Posted by taurus View Post
    You probably need the vim-full package or use nano.

    Code:
    sudo nano -Bw /etc/group
    I can't believe I hadn't done this. I'm SUCH a newb....

    sudo vi /etc/group

    thanks for your help everyone. I learned a lot.

  3. #13
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    Dallas, TX
    Beans
    1,359
    Distro
    Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish

    Re: Can't Delete Administrator?

    Quote Originally Posted by jzacsh View Post
    I can't believe I hadn't done this. I'm SUCH a newb....

    sudo vi /etc/group

    thanks for your help everyone. I learned a lot.
    hehe, to paraphrase Homer Simpson: "sudo: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems."

Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •