for everyone whose sick of sudo read this

[nocturn]

Mustafa Abbasi Wrote: 
> well when i installed ubuntu the one thing i hated was that i could not
> 

> login as root.

> hated it.

> so i found i work around.

> 1. start your computer and select the recovery option from grub.

> 2. now you are automatically root.

> 3. change the root password.[ iam not sure about the command since it
> was 

> some time ago but i think it is passwd.

> 4. enter the new password

> 5. now restart your computer

> 6.login to gnome as a regular user

> 7.go to system --->admininstration---->login screen setup

> 8.now go to security and and root to login.

> 9. restart and login as root.

> have fun

> 

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'sudo passwd' would also do it.



If you do this, don't complain about getting hacked (specially the
gnome-as-root thing)...


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