Root! Root! Root!

[Matt Galvin]

The root user is disabled by default as a security precaution. In
order to run applications as root all you need to do is run a command
like so:

sudo [command]

If you would like to temporarily effectively login as root do the following:

sudo -s

This will log you in as root.


On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:49:16 -0800, gary hypes <ghypes at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm encountering what appears to be a weird problem with 'root' user.
> 
> When I installed Ubuntu, as I recall, it didn't allow me to configure
> a 'root' user/password. All I created was a single personal username
> and password.

Your root password is the same as your primary user account password.
The one you created during installation.

> Now, when I try using functionality that requires root authority, I
> can run the 'root terminal' and it accepts the same password I use for
> my personal username. HOWEVER: if I try logging in as 'root' directly,
> it refuses to accept the same password.

You cannot just login as root.

> Have I missed something?
> 
> My secondary problem: the reason for playing around in root is that I
> mis-configured my ethernet card and I need to change it -- but the
> network config app won't let me change the configuration without root
> privileges, and I haven't figured out how to launch the network config
> app from within the root terminal..

~$ network-admin

should lauch what you are lookin for but this is also in the "System"
menu. It should prompt you for your root password.

or

~$ sudo network-admin

> Any help appreciated. (Currently emailing from Windows.)

Hope this helps,

Matt

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