hello, you could log-in to your root by type 'sudo -s' (without quote) on terminal. it will ask your password, after you type ur pasword. You will get root shell. if you finish, just type 'exit' (w/o quote)
On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 8:29 AM, peter collingwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Thank's Sunil. It doesn't help me though. When I try that it doesn't ask me > for root password, it asks for my own password. I can't log in as root at > all. Root user is not active and I can't make it active. > > - Peter. > > --- On *Tue, 11/25/08, sunil varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: sunil varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: How do I create a USER > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 8:43 PM > > hi peter at present im going with my ubuntu latest version.... > but to my knowledge i can sujest u > how to cope up with ur problem.. > u just go to the user and group settings.. here u can see a check box > for unlocking or something similar. u check on it , then it asks for ur root > password . just provide it then to the right of the dialoug box u will have > the options ad user and many more.... u can add many user provided passwrod > for each...u just try it out i hope u will get the solution... > > and by the way im sunil from > india.... > > > > > > > -- http://simplyeko.com http://tipsngeblog.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
