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Question #77963 on Ubuntu changed:
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    Status: Open => Answered

actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
sudo is not a user, it is a program to elevate your priveledges for a
short period. A user may only use sudo (and gksudo) if it is in the
'admin' group.

You may find you have configs from whn the system was a full desktop
system that is impacting on the remix. The new user will have gotten
stock settings which the remix can then modify.

You could run:

sudo useradd -G admin <other user name here>

e.g.
sudo useradd -G admin andy

If you now login asthe other account you can use sudo, this will allow
you to renme the ~/.gnome* and ~/.gconf* folders in your first users
home directory (DO NOT DELETE!!!). I used * as there are a few that
start the same. If you run:

ls -a you will see the folder list including hidden files and folders,
if you prefer a gui method you can launch:

gksudo nautilus

then show hidden files and head over to your first users home directory
to start the rename. This will default ALL gnome settings back to
factory defaults. This is the only fix I can think of personally. We
rename so as to not actually lose the data, the data is just not under
the right name so when your first user logs back in the system will see
no settings folders and give you stock ones. The rename also allows a
rollback which I ALWAYS include. If you want to revert then you can
simply log on as the other user and rename the folders back. However if
you are happy with the result, after a few days it is fine to delete the
old configs to save space.

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