Hi Richard, Am Donnerstag, 12. September 2024, 13:43:49 CEST schrieb Richard Owlett: > I have a Lenovo R61 running 64 bit Buster. > It has a keyboard failure - the "h" key is intermittent and my primary > account is "Richard" ;/ > > I have no problem logging in as root. > > Two primary questions: > 1. is there someway that I can use a USB connected keyboard > as workaround while root?
I am not sure, what you mean. If you connect an USB-keyboard into a notebook, then both should work. > 2. is there some way to switch from "root" to "Richard" without > having to type to the pop-up that shows when using > System->Logout... ? > You can login as Richard, then do "su -" and become root. After this, type "CTRL + d" and you are Richard again. In X (i.e. in konsole or term or any other terminal), started as normal user Richard, you can type "su -p", then start any graphical programm you nee fro this console. It will run with root rights. After it just close the terminal or type in "CTRL + d" and you arte back to Richard again. This is handy, when you need only few applications as root. For eample, when you need to edit a *.conf file as root and you might want edit with "kwrite" for eample. So you need not to logoff and logon as root, just do as described above: start terminal, su -p, start kwrite, CTL + d = finished. Does this help? > TIA Best Hans
