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From: =?UTF-8?Q?Andr=C3=A9_Luiz_Duarte_de_Queiroz?= To: =?UTF-8?Q?Stefan_M=C3=BChlinghaus?= Cc: voidlinux Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1141c6c864049305223c0ada --001a1141c6c864049305223c0ada Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you, Stefan! This clarifies a few things, and a lot of others too!! ;= ) It seems I'll learn very much about Linux and its 'guts' moving to Void Linux, what is a fine irony, since I was looking for a distro 'simpler' than my current one, and which 'just works' ! So far, I've got my share of troubles with "*systemd*" implementations (I lost TWO HDs due to errors related to it!...), and I was willing to find a "systemd free" distro which isn't too much complicated to install and configure! I think I found it! :) Now, its' a question of free time and *easy mind* to sit at my desktop, start my VM with Void Linux/LXDE, make all personal settings I want and, if successful, install Void Linux "officially" at a partition in my 500 GB Hard Drive! BTW, can I maintain my current '/home' partition (from my current system, Mageia) without any haslle ?... Regards to all! 2015-10-16 11:58 GMT-03:00 Stefan M=C3=BChlinghaus : > The groups on your system will probably vary somewhat from that list sinc= e > you will have diffent software installed and without the software that us= es > the groups having them is quite pointless. That means you should not just > create groups on your system that are not already there. > > Serveral groups just allow access to some hardware on your system. These > are for example *floppy, dialout, audio, video, cdrom, scanner, network*. > You need to add your user to these groups if that kind of hardware exists > and your user needs access to it. > *audio*, *video*, *cdrom* and *scanner* are probably good ideas. > Networking is usually established by root during boot so your user > probably will not need to be in *network* or *dialout*. > You need to be in the *kvm* group if you want to use KVM-based virtual > machines. > > *wireshark*, *clamav*, *socklog* and *pulse-access* are really only > relevant if you are using the corresponding software and then it depends = on > the software what it actually means to be in the group. Wireshark is a > network protocol analyzer, ClamAV is a virus scanner and Socklog a system > message logger. If you do not have/use these programs you do not need to = be > in their groups. You you are using PulseAudio for audio on your system it > may be a good idea for your user to be in the *pulse-access* group to > gain access to the PulseAudio server. > > If you create a new user it usually gets its own group with the same name > as the user itself. What the members of this group can or cannot do is > completely up to you. You may also add your user to the *users* group but > unless you explicitly give this group any special meaning it does not giv= e > you any advantages. > > The *wheel* group is used by *su* and *sudo* to determine who may gain > root access via these commands. If you want that your user should be in > *wheel*. You however also need to configure that behaviour in > /etc/sudoers. > > I hope this clarifies a few things :) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "voidlinux" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/voidlinux/JDqpGwHfXC8/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > voidlinux+...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to void...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/voidlinux/16bad968-2175-4279-94a8-a0d87= d8dfa17%40googlegroups.com > > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > --001a1141c6c864049305223c0ada Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thank = you, Stefan! This clarifies a few things, and a lot of others too!! ;)
<= br>
It seem= s I'll learn very much about Linux and its 'guts' moving to Voi= d Linux, what is a fine irony, since I was looking for a distro 'simple= r' than my current one, and which 'just works' ! So far, I'= ve got my share of troubles with "systemd" implementations= (I lost TWO HDs due to errors related to it!...), and I was willing to fin= d a "systemd free" distro which isn't too much complicated to= install and configure! I think I found it! :)

Now, its' a question of fre= e time and easy mind to sit at my desktop, start my VM with Void Lin= ux/LXDE, make all personal settings I want and, if successful, install Void= Linux "officially" at a partition in my 500 GB Hard Drive! BTW, = can I maintain my current '/home' partition (from my current=C2=A0 = system, Mageia) without any haslle ?...

Regards to all!
=

2= 015-10-16 11:58 GMT-03:00 Stefan M=C3=BChlinghaus <master...@google= mail.com>:
The groups on your system will probably vary somewhat from that list since= you will have diffent software installed and without the software that use= s the groups having them is quite pointless. That means you should not just= create groups on your system that are not already there.

Serveral groups just allow access to some hardware on your system. These = are for example floppy, dialout, audio, video, cdrom, scanner, network. You need to add your user to these groups if that kind of hardware exis= ts and your user needs access to it.
audio, video, = cdrom and scanner are probably good ideas.
Networki= ng is usually established by root during boot so your user probably will no= t need to be in network or dialout.
You need to be = in the kvm group if you want to use KVM-based virtual machines.

wireshark, clamav, socklog and pulse-access are really only relevant if you are using the correspondi= ng software and then it depends on the software what it actually means to b= e in the group. Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer, ClamAV is a virus= scanner and Socklog a system message logger. If you do not have/use these = programs you do not need to be in their groups. You you are using PulseAudi= o for audio on your system it may be a good idea for your user to be in the= pulse-access group to gain access to the PulseAudio server.

If you create a new user it usually gets its own group wi= th the same name as the user itself. What the members of this group can or = cannot do is completely up to you. You may also add your user to the use= rs group but unless you explicitly give this group any special meaning = it does not give you any advantages.

The wheel<= /b> group is used by su and sudo to determine who may gain ro= ot access via these commands. If you want that your user should be in wh= eel. You however also need to configure that behaviour in /etc/sudoers.=

I hope this clarifies a few things :)
=

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