Jack Chastain wrote: > On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 10:34 AM, Chris Knadle > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > On Ubuntu users are expected to run root-level scripts/programs via sudo, > > and > > not use su *because there's no root account* -- while it's parent Debian > > tends > > to focus on using su more often than sudo. There are arguments as to > > which is > > "more secure", and I haven't seen a definitive conclusion on that. > > > > I am really just learning the Ubuntu ropes, but I wondered about that - > particularly since I actually did su to root when playing around with the > original post: > > jack@Dell-Dimension:~$ cat /etc/passwd > root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash > daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh > > jack@Dell-Dimension:~$ su - > Password: > root@Dell-Dimension:~# pwd > /root > root@Dell-Dimension:~# id > uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) > root@Dell-Dimension:~# > > Now - to be completely forthcoming, in order to do this I initially had to > issue "sudo passwd root" and set the root password, but Ubuntu does appear > to have a root UID. . Am I missing something here?
There is most definitely a root account, but the password is disabled by default. > > JC > ============================================================================= michaelMuller = [email protected] | http://www.mindhog.net/~mmuller ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one... - Thomas Paine ============================================================================= _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Dec 5 - SysAdmin Panel Jan 9 - High Performance Computing Feb 6 - February Meeting
