new to Ubuntu - root

[John Cook]

Can anyone tell me how to log in as "root"? I've tried -passwd root and
su - but doesn't seem to work.

Thank You,
JT Cook

[John C Pearson]

On Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:28:27 -0800, John Cook wrote:

> Can anyone tell me how to log in as "root"? I've tried -passwd root
> and su - but doesn't seem to work.
>
> Thank You,
> JT Cook

[url]http://www.ubuntu.com/support/faq?highlight=%28root%29[/url]

here's the snip:

What's the root password after I install? How do I use the root account?

The root account is disabled when you first install Ubuntu. The first user
created during the installation has administrative rights on the system,
and can run programs as root with sudo, using only their normal user
password. For example: sudo apt-get update. If you wish to use the root
account in more traditional UNIX fashion, you can set the root password by
typing sudo passwd root. This will allow you to use su or login as root on
the console. If you need a shell with root privileges, run sudo -s. All
uses of sudo will require the user's password. Some additional comments
about sudo can be found in the wiki here.

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* John Cook wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:

> Can anyone tell me how to log in as "root"? I've tried -passwd root and
> su - but doesn't seem to work.

> Thank You,
> JT Cook

The primary user is set up as an sudoer by default. Try:

sudo <command>
Password: <current user password>

root is really not necessary but if you decide you must:

[url]http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-31053.html[/url]

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