[ubuntu-uk] hard disk problem ?

[James Tait]

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On 07/07/11 19:30, bodsda at googlemail.com wrote:
> Getting into a root terminal is easy, just alt+F1 then login
> (assuming you have set a password for root)

You don't need to set a root password.  You can just do:

  me at mycomputer:~$ sudo -s
  [sudo] password for me: <enter user password>
  root at mycomputer:~#

That works from a Gnome Terminal, or a TTY.

JT
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