--- In [email protected], william vanderstarre <william32062000@...> wrote: > > how do use root in Ubuntu.. i"m punting my password in. > and its saying Authentication failure.. do have set up root first ? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
I think Ubuntu wants you to use sudo. If you want a persistent root shell then use sudo -s. When sudo asks you for your password it wants your user's password, not root's. What does Ubuntu do when you drop into single user mode? It has to give you a "real" root shell then doesn't it? I don't know, I run Debian which does allow me to login as root. I never do though. I took the trouble of setting up sudo on Debian and just use sudo if I need root access. Good enough. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
