root password

[Jerry Gaiser]

On Friday 27 June 2008 22:12, John Pierce wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 11:05 PM, Jerry Gaiser <jerryg at gaiser.org> wrote:
> > On Friday 27 June 2008 14:24, vineeth.chandran at gmail.com wrote:
> >> you need to set the root password first
> >>
> >> One of the way is to login to the machine in single user mode and change
> >> the root password.
> >
> > Easier ... sudo passwd root

> Why not just use sudo command:

Sure.. Use it all the time. It's just that there are times *I* need to be root 
to get things done and and sudo just doesn't get it.

I've been hacking Unix since the mid 80's and Linux since 0.12 (early 1990's). 
I understand the risks.

-- 
Jerry Gaiser in North Plains, Oregon USA - 45.6933N 123.0418W
“Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg
until it is broken.” M.F.K. Fisher