[ale] formatting help needed

[BBBB]

Ubuntu has the Root account disabled by default.
This has been the source of many debates.
I believe you have to install it and then assign root a password.

http://kubuntuguide.org/Feisty#Assign_a_root_password

HTH
Bradly

Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
> The problem:
> Rebuilt box has two 250 GB SATA hard drives, new mobo
> w/onboard Nvidia GPU, faster CPU, more memory.
> I prefer KDE (slightly) to Gnome [THIS IS NOT FLAME BAIT] and
> am getting tired of the hassle Red Hat puts me through trying
> to get the GUI running a more or less straight KDE.  So I
> thought I'd try Kbuntu.
>
> So I got the CD and took a look.
>
> Question #1:
>   Does anybody know how to set up a Kubuntu install so that it has
> the traditional (protected) root account AND one or more user acnts.
> Looking at the install process it looks like the install process was
> copied from Windoze and the initial account is both user and root.
> That's dumb.
>
> --------------------
>
> The Kbuntu install apparently doesn't have any way to set up a RAID
> with the two drives. So I grabbed a FC6 install set and thought I'd
> use that to set up the RAID, partition and format the drives and then
> install Kbuntu.  Sounded like a good idea at the time. :)
>
> But I can not figure out how to do that using the FC install process.
> I know it is possible when a RAID drive dies, to replace it and then
> rebuild the RAID (at least on RAID-1). You'd think (or at least it
> occurred to me) that I could set up one drive and then the software could
> duplicate the partitioning on the other.  But apparently it doesn't work
> that way.
>
> I know that I want seven partitions: /boot, /tmp, swap, /  , /var,
> /usr, and /home.  Memory tells me that the Primary Partition can only
> be split into 4 sections, one of which must be the Secondary Partition.
> But I'll be damned if I can figure out how to do this.
>
> Question #2:
>   Can someone (OFF LINE) give me some specific pointers on how to use the
> Red Hat installer to set up the RAID and partition the drives?  Or point
> me to a comprehensive help file?  I looked up the Red Hat instructions
> but they're not of much help as the install process has changed.
>
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/ch-software-raid.html
>
> Specifically, the older instructions read this way:
>
> | For Allowable Drives, select the drive(s) on which RAID will be created.
> | If you have multiple drives, all drives will be selected here and you must 
> | deselect those drives which will not have the RAID array on them. 
>
> But the current install process won't let me do that.  I stopped banging my
> head against this wall late last night and went to bed.  I am trying again
> this morning and, like an addict walking into AA, I am willing to admit I
> need help.
>
> Sean
>
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