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 root....i never gave it a login as root..it assumed it on its own...during setup..i just gave my name and password....when it asked for user....am i not the root...??
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:15 PM, jkhatri <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 >> [email protected] >> 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 > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > >
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