Confused about p/word for install on user account

[Ozdemon]

I can't find the answer to what I think is a basic question. I have installed ubuntu (current) on 2 machines, so I have sudo rights. I then setup a user account for each machine (for my 2 daughters).

Now, if while one of them is logged on and using the machine, and they want me to install some software, I am prompted for a password. If I enter their password, no go. If I enter my password, no go. If I open terminal and type sudo apt-get install (whatever) no go.

So my question is do I have to logout of the user account and login to my admin account to do any install?

[avtolle]

Unless you want to give your daughters administrative rights, AFAIK, you will need to log out of her account and in to your account to do this.

[Ozdemon]

Unless you want to give your daughters administrative rights, AFAIK, you will need to log out of her account and in to your account to do this.

Thanks, I thought I must have missed something. I still don't know why it would ask me for a password if no matter what password I put in, it would be rejected because that account did not have admin rights. :confused:

[avtolle]

Hazarding a guess here, that is how the application(s) are programmed, that is, to ask for a password always notwithstanding the fact that the current user doesn't have the authority to take the requested action.