Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leenale...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new any help on this please 1. It looks like the packages which were downloaded as updates filled up the / partition. First thing you can try is cleanup these packages with command 'sudo apt-get clean'. 2. You can not change package installation path from / to /home. 3. It is not possible to resize the partition when you have booted in same OS. It is possible to resize partition with a Live CD. Either use Ubuntu live CD or gparted live CD. You will have to boot from live CD, decrease the size of /home partition on your hard disk and then increase of / partition. At no point of time you should format the partition or change the partitioning structure. Hope this helps. Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Onkar Shinde onkarshi...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leenale...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) I have a solution if problem is not yet solved, Use dd command to move root partition into a larger partition, or use dd to move temporarily and then move it back after increasing Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new any help on this please 1. It looks like the packages which were downloaded as updates filled up the / partition. First thing you can try is cleanup these packages with command 'sudo apt-get clean'. 2. You can not change package installation path from / to /home. 3. It is not possible to resize the partition when you have booted in same OS. It is possible to resize partition with a Live CD. Either use Ubuntu live CD or gparted live CD. You will have to boot from live CD, decrease the size of /home partition on your hard disk and then increase of / partition. At no point of time you should format the partition or change the partitioning structure. Hope this helps. Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
It is not correct to say that root login is not possible in Ubuntu. It can be enabled easily by some simple steps. watch my blog at http://www.newopenera.blogspot.com Ashraf Ali P K 2009/7/30 Mallikarjun mallik.v.ar...@gmail.com On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Onkar Shinde onkarshi...@gmail.comwrote: On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leenale...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) I have a solution if problem is not yet solved, Use dd command to move root partition into a larger partition, or use dd to move temporarily and then move it back after increasing Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new any help on this please 1. It looks like the packages which were downloaded as updates filled up the / partition. First thing you can try is cleanup these packages with command 'sudo apt-get clean'. 2. You can not change package installation path from / to /home. 3. It is not possible to resize the partition when you have booted in same OS. It is possible to resize partition with a Live CD. Either use Ubuntu live CD or gparted live CD. You will have to boot from live CD, decrease the size of /home partition on your hard disk and then increase of / partition. At no point of time you should format the partition or change the partitioning structure. Hope this helps. Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- Ashraf Ali P K Thonichal House Madanvila Perumathura P O Trivandrum 695303 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
Hi Leena Possibly you moved on but i needed to do exactly what you wanted and could not / do not want to do a fresh install so check this link out to know more on how to resize root https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/21286 if your case you may need to delete swap, create some free space in the forward section of your home (by moving the data back) and resizing from the front, and then expand your root however make sure you back up your home data ram On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leenale...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new any help on this please Thanks, Leena -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
sudo is ok..but when i try to change permissions of some directory by clicking properties it shows only root has the permission...but i am the rooti never gave it a login as root..it assumed it on its own...during setup..i just gave my name and passwordwhen it asked for useram i not the root...?? On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:15 PM, jkhatri khatri.ja...@gmail.com wrote: ranjan das gupta wrote: hey my computer dis not alloing me to be the root after i used my own name while i installed ubuntu 8.10??what to do ranjan On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena le...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new any help on this please Thanks, Leena -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in you cannot login by root in ubuntu if you want to run any command or software as root ... just type *sudo [command] [argument] *form Example :- if you want to run ls -l command as root just type sudo ls -l and it will ask prompt you for password , type your pass. and you have done it... for graphical password prompt you can run * gksu [command] [argument] *Regards T.C. -- Jatin Khatri Web www.khatrijatin.co.nr www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Jatin_Khatri Phone (+91) 98250 20393 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
ranjan das gupta wrote: sudo is ok..but when i try to change permissions of some directory by clicking properties it shows only root has the permission...but i am the rooti never gave it a login as root..it assumed it on its own...during setup..i just gave my name and passwordwhen it asked for useram i not the root...?? On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:15 PM, jkhatri khatri.ja...@gmail.com wrote: ranjan das gupta wrote: hey my computer dis not alloing me to be the root after i used my own name while i installed ubuntu 8.10??what to do ranjan On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena le...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home" I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: "There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new" any help on this please Thanks, Leena -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in you cannot login by root in ubuntu if you want to run any command or software as root ... just type sudo [command] [argument] form Example :- if you want to run ls -l command as root just type sudo ls -l and it will ask prompt you for password , type your pass. and you have done it... for graphical password prompt you can run gksu [command] [argument] Regards T.C. -- Jatin Khatri Web www.khatrijatin.co.nr www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Jatin_Khatri Phone (+91) 98250 20393 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in No, The user which you have loged-in is not a root .. it is only normal user -- Jatin Khatri Web www.khatrijatin.co.nr www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Jatin_Khatri Phone (+91) 98250 20393 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 2:32 PM, ranjan das gupta ranjan.n...@gmail.comwrote: sudo is ok..but when i try to change permissions of some directory by clicking properties it shows only root has the permission...but i am the rooti never gave it a login as root..it assumed it on its own...during setup..i just gave my name and passwordwhen it asked for useram i not the root...?? On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:15 PM, jkhatri khatri.ja...@gmail.com wrote: ranjan das gupta wrote: hey my computer dis not alloing me to be the root after i used my own name while i installed ubuntu 8.10??what to do ranjan On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena le...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new any help on this please Thanks, Leena -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in you cannot login by root in ubuntu if you want to run any command or software as root ... just type *sudo [command] [argument] *form Example :- if you want to run ls -l command as root just type sudo ls -l and it will ask prompt you for password , type your pass. and you have done it... for graphical password prompt you can run * gksu [command] [argument] *Regards T.C. -- Jatin Khatri Web www.khatrijatin.co.nr www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Jatin_Khatri Phone (+91) 98250 20393 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in Ranjan, Will you please _stop_ hijacking the thread? Regards, Ritesh -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 2:32 PM, ranjan das gupta ranjan.n...@gmail.comwrote: sudo is ok..but when i try to change permissions of some directory by clicking properties it shows only root has the permission...but i am the rooti never gave it a login as root..it assumed it on its own...during setup..i just gave my name and passwordwhen it asked for useram i not the root...?? If you want to have root permissions on your Nautilus (file manager) GUI, you can either run 'sudo nautilus' or run 'gksudo' to run any GUI app. as root. This is a much cleaner way of doing it rather than logging on to the entire GUI as root, imo. Hope it makes sense and works for you. Of course, on a terminal, you can always do 'sudo su -' to drop to a root shell. hth, Sanjay On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:15 PM, jkhatri khatri.ja...@gmail.com wrote: ranjan das gupta wrote: hey my computer dis not alloing me to be the root after i used my own name while i installed ubuntu 8.10??what to do ranjan On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena le...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new any help on this please Thanks, Leena -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in you cannot login by root in ubuntu if you want to run any command or software as root ... just type *sudo [command] [argument] *form Example :- if you want to run ls -l command as root just type sudo ls -l and it will ask prompt you for password , type your pass. and you have done it... for graphical password prompt you can run * gksu [command] [argument] *Regards T.C. -- Jatin Khatri Web www.khatrijatin.co.nr www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Jatin_Khatri Phone (+91) 98250 20393 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Ritesh Sinha sinha.k.rit...@gmail.comwrote: snip / Ranjan, Will you please _stop_ hijacking the thread? oops - i apologize for feeding the troll. -Sanjay Regards, Ritesh -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
Hi Not a direct response but a possible solution. On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena le...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home 1. Why not reinstall and in the process upgrade. 2. If you have installed gparted you can first move the data from the front to the back (see the gui bar to figure what i am saying) then resize the size of the /home which will create some space (unused). Make sure you back up your data - things do happen My personal pref for /(root) partition size is 5-7 GB 3. The reinstall 8.04 or any of the newer versions 8.10 or 9.04. When installing using the live cd version again run gparted delete the existing root and merge the two unsed partions to form one bigger partion. and now you can use manual disk configuration option select this new partition as the root. This should allow you to have an expanded partition. If you want to use / retain 8.04 and have a lot of stuff installed - then first install apton and create an apton cd - then reinstall 8.04 with the expanded /root install apton and run it and you should be able to easily get back all the stuff you installed without having to repeat installing from the net. ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
Hello, I've used this on an older Ubuntu : http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_resizing_ext3_partitions It should still work. Worked fine then, but claims there is an element of risk. -- Madhava Student, Final year B. Tech Information Technology NITK, Surathkal -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
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Hi I have installed ubuntu 9.04 in XPplatform (appeared in Add/Remove of XP), Now I want to increase swap to 1GB - how to do since I have installed in XP and RAm is 3GB Regards, -sriranga(76ys old) On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Ramnarayan.K ramnaraya...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Not a direct response but a possible solution. On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena le...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home 1. Why not reinstall and in the process upgrade. 2. If you have installed gparted you can first move the data from the front to the back (see the gui bar to figure what i am saying) then resize the size of the /home which will create some space (unused). Make sure you back up your data - things do happen My personal pref for /(root) partition size is 5-7 GB 3. The reinstall 8.04 or any of the newer versions 8.10 or 9.04. When installing using the live cd version again run gparted delete the existing root and merge the two unsed partions to form one bigger partion. and now you can use manual disk configuration option select this new partition as the root. This should allow you to have an expanded partition. If you want to use / retain 8.04 and have a lot of stuff installed - then first install apton and create an apton cd - then reinstall 8.04 with the expanded /root install apton and run it and you should be able to easily get back all the stuff you installed without having to repeat installing from the net. ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
sorry. I should have composed separately. I am not much familiar with this forum.Generally I have no practice to post for any my problem faced by me because in the one case Moderator had withheld to post -for which I could not understand why. simply search for solution without postings. However I am well versed with forum like tesseractocr which are convenient - so far I have not faced any problem. sriranga On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:44 PM, Easwar Hariharan meindian...@gmail.comwrote: On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 4:28 PM, 74yrs old withblessi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi I have installed ubuntu 9.04 in XPplatform (appeared in Add/Remove of XP), Now I want to increase swap to 1GB - how to do since I have installed in XP and RAm is 3GB Regards, -sriranga(76ys old) snip Top post.Hijack.Looks like this thread is a favourite for hijackers. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 4:28 PM, 74yrs old withblessi...@gmail.com wrote: Hi I have installed ubuntu 9.04 in XPplatform (appeared in Add/Remove of XP), Now I want to increase swap to 1GB - how to do since I have installed in XP and RAm is 3GB Regards, -sriranga(76ys old) snip Top post.Hijack.Looks like this thread is a favourite for hijackers. Regards, Easwar Registered Linux user #442065 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena le...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new any help on this please Thanks, Leena -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in Leena, This is not possible with physical partitioning schemes. If you were using Logical Volume Management (LVM) this would have been possible. There could be a slightly hackish workaround by making a bit-by-bit copy of all partitions, re-partitioning so that sizes are changed but device volume numbers are the same (i.e. the partitions have the same naming scheme as before e.g. /dev/sda1 = /, /dev/sda2 = /home) and then restoring the root partition back on to the (now larger) partition. I have tried this on VMWare and it works. However I'm not sure if this is the best approach for a physical machine. Regards, Ritesh -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
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hey my computer dis not alloing me to be the root after i used my own name while i installed ubuntu 8.10??what to do ranjan On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena le...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new any help on this please Thanks, Leena -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:27 PM, ranjan das gupta ranjan.n...@gmail.comwrote: hey my computer dis not alloing me to be the root after i used my own name while i installed ubuntu 8.10??what to do ranjan On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena le...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new any help on this please Thanks, Leena -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in Ranjan, You're off topic. Please consider creating a new thread for separate questions. In Ubuntu the root account is inactive by default and all administrative functions can be performed by using the 'sudo' command. e.g. # sudo vi /etc/configfile [Asks for you password]: YourPassword (the one entered during installation). If you need to activate the root account (not required but if you _must_), type sudo passwd root to enter a new password for the root account. Regards, Ritesh -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] How to increase /root partition size in Ubun tu 8.04
ranjan das gupta wrote: hey my computer dis not alloing me to be the root after i used my own name while i installed ubuntu 8.10??what to do ranjan On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Leena le...@itforchange.net wrote: Hi all, Is there any way I can increase /root partition's size after installation, using gparted? or anyway to change directory for default installation files from /root to /home" I have Ubuntu 8.04 in a system having Hard disk of size 40GB. I used manual partition option and following is how I have parted the disk /root: 3GB or 3000mb swap: 1.6GB /home: remaining (say @36GB) Now after installation I ran updates. now when I try to install new program, system giving me following error: "There is no space in /root and you need to delete some files to save new" any help on this please Thanks, Leena -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in you cannot login by root in ubuntu if you want to run any command or software as root ... just type sudo [command] [argument] form Example :- if you want to run ls -l command as root just type sudo ls -l and it will ask prompt you for password , type your pass. and you have done it... for graphical password prompt you can run gksu [command] [argument] Regards T.C. -- Jatin Khatri Web www.khatrijatin.co.nr www.fedoraproject.org/wiki/Jatin_Khatri Phone (+91) 98250 20393 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
