Recover Mode, Was: Re: I messed up some config files, now all my users have lost sudo priv :(

Rashkae ubuntu at tigershaunt.com
Tue Jul 3 18:57:03 UTC 2007


Mario Vukelic wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-07-03 at 14:13 -0400, Rashkae wrote:
>> I have a question with regards to that.  When I choose Recovery mode,
>> it prompts me to enter my root password for system maintenance.  How
>> does that work in a default Ubuntu install with Root Password
>> disabled? 
> 
> It accepts logins on a system with locked root accounts:
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2006-January/064094.html
> 
> 

Damn I'm getting long in the tooth.. I'm just not used to my linuxes 
being so polished.

Thanks.





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