Root access was (another subject line)

[Scott Kitterman]

On Tuesday 23 October 2007 23:17, Keller, Damon A SPC MIL USA FORSCOM wrote:
> That's one of the resions why I play with other distros more these days.
> Ubuntu never asks you to set a root when you install.  And as you can see,
> you need root from time to time.
>
It's pretty trivial to enable a regular root account if you want it.

sudo -i will also get you to a root shell.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

gives details.  It's a pretty odd thing to base distro selection on in my 
opinion.

Scott K