> > Interesting: > > Ubuntu does not create a root account by default. It setup to use sudo > > for everything. I am not experienced enough with administration to know > > if this is a good thing or not. I do know that it is convenient for some > > things but does cause problems with some applications that require root > > access. For example, ethereal did not work for me after installing it > > Did you run it from a menu? If so, report it as a bug. > this should work: > sudo ethereal > I installed using the GUI. I don't remember if I tried running it from the command line, I might have. When running from the menu it would ask for my password and then give me an error message. I had a similar problem with firestarter.
