-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 � wrote: > Hello all, > > having strange problem .. can't log in like a root. > I mean su + root_password combination doesn't work. > It is not a problem but a design decision. Ubuntu does not set a root password and PAM denies logins with accounts that do not have passwords. This was done to encourage people to use sudo and to not develope any bad habits by using the root account.
Use sudo. If you really must use root (I can't actually imagine why), the solution involves sudo. That should be a big enough hint if you are motivated to enable the root account. > m...@64studio:~$ su > Password: > su: Authentication failure > > I was not changing password. > Also when running synaptic from main menu root_password is not accepted. Use your user's password. synaptic is being invoked by sudo. > sudo is working > > Thanks for any advice > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkltVTgACgkQwRXgH3rKGfM0MACgjzV1dSGcEeI2fhhlevx92zjc ob8An1ePzCpaidaJgDmh0pqnAqf0UCVg =+A1G -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ 64studio-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.64studio.com/mailman/listinfo/64studio-users
