how to log in as root on desktop

[Colin Law]

On 30 November 2010 09:34, yatheesh y <yatheeshlib at gmail.com> wrote:
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> i am new to ubuntu
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> When i am installing ubuntu i have entered password what is that ?
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> how can i get root privilages without login as root
>

You use the sudo command.  As a beginner with Ubuntu you might find
the manual at http://ubuntu-manual.org/ useful.  This is aimed at
beginners.  It refers to version 10.04 (the latest is 10.10) but that
should not be much of an issue.

Colin