On 16/06/2006, at 2:41 PM, Michael Fox wrote:
Logon as your normal user, and then issue sudo su -
When prompted for password, issue the same password you used to logon
as your normal user. When complete you will be root user.
Or more simply, just
sudo -i
better yet, run the particular tasks you need as root (sudo vi /etc/
hosts) rather than using a root shell; there's a bit less danger of
footshooting.
Ubuntu doesn't allow you to logon as a root user by default, and
forces you to use sudo to get root access
For low values of "forces": "sudo passwd root" will create a root
password and you can then proceed as usual. But give sudo a try; you
may grow to like it.
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Martin
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