SU password

[Mark Haney]

W. D. Allen wrote:
> I'm new to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition. I can use my root password
> in Ubuntu desktop system administration, etc., however when I go to
> terminal and enter su my password fails. 
> 
> Been trying to use 'recovery mode' to fix problem but can not locate it
> on CD.
> 
> Any guidance would be gratefully accepted.
> 
> W. D. Allen
> ballensr at roadrunner.com
> 
> end
>  
> 
> 

What do you mean by 'use your root password'?  Typically in Ubuntu you 
access root by using 'sudo', as in 'sudo su'.  Doing it that way lets 
you enter your own password to authenticate your user as having access 
to root privileges. That's not the same as using 'su' which requires the 
root password.

Make sense?


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