Authentication failure??

[andy baxter]

Joel Goguen wrote:
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> Rick Barry wrote:
> | When I try to use my password with su in the terminal
> | I get an authentication error. This is the same
> | password I log in with when I start the computer, I've
> | always used the same password...
> | What's my problem?
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> Usage of 'su' is disabled in Ubuntu by default.  Instead, use 'sudo
> <command>' and enter your password there.  See
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo for more information.
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You can do 'sudo -i' if you want to start a root terminal session not 
just enter a single command.