Hi! I'm new to UBUNTU!

[Liam Proven]

On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 1:10 PM,  <calcpage at aol.com> wrote:
> Thanx for stating the "bleeding obvious," but I did use "sudo."
>
> I'm serious, please state the obvious as I am new to Ubuntu!
>
> BTW, I find it strange that I can't use "su."  Can I login as root?

Please bottom-quote on this list (and all mailing lists & if possible
all Internet email).

No, by default, you cannot log in as root, because on Ubuntu, the root
account is disabled for improved security. To get a root shell, do
"sudo -s" and use *your own* password.

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