[NCLUG] root/superuser pwd question

[Brian Wood]

Rob Bayerl wrote:
>> Very true, and the proof is that I keep a Kubuntu system up so I can
>> answer the occasional question for some friends, who would not be using
>> Linux at all if it were not for Ubuntu. Those questions are getting
>> fewer and fewer, BTW.
> 
> Or you could just install it in a virtual machine...that's what I did
> with Ubuntu, Fedora, FreeBSD, and Win2k. That way you are able to
> provide support without sacrificing an entire machine. And if you have
> a newer Intel or AMD processor with hardware support you can use the
> kvm kernel modules and achieve near native speeds.

Good point, I have lots of extra machines, but I suppose the VM approach
will save on AC power.

Lat time I tried it vmware would not support USB 2.0 on the clients
though, but I think I read that's it does now, or at least the beta does.

People seem to insist on hooking things up their machines :-)

beww