[fsug-tvm] Re: Changing ROOT password in ubuntu
Thanks karthik...
On 5/18/10, Kartik Singhal wrote:
> On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Vyshakh wrote:
>
>> ut, when i try to open a directory as root using a nautilus script
>> ("root nautilus here"), the dialogue box appearing is not accepting
>> the new password. It is still my regular user password(created at the
>> time of installation).
>>
>
> That's because the script is not asking the root password. It is asking for
> your normal user password.
> You should understand that when you first install Ubuntu, you are the sole
> user and are given administrative privileges. So, your password is asked at
> most of the places.
> That's why the root account is kept disabled.
>
> i want to change the password, which is asked when we try to open a
>> folder as root with full privilage using nautilus script.
>>
>
> You can easily do this from GUI also. Just change password by going to
> System->Administration->Users and Groups
>
> OR
>
> you can just open a terminal (from Accessories in Applications) and issue
> command
> passwd
> to change your own password.
>
>
>
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Re: [fsug-tvm] Re: Changing ROOT password in ubuntu
hi On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 4:30 PM, Sistla Venkata Abhishek wrote: > Kind of a folder / drive lock eh .. !!! i've been trying the samething .. > > For example ... Login Password : abhishek > The drive password should be something different right like ... > Authentication : AbhiSheK > > guys this is something important coz we can give access to our root ( file > system ) by telling the root password but with that he will be able to > access the whole system including the partitioned drives .. so to change > this any ideas ... > Many thanks for the elaboration Vyshakh . I think this and vyshakh's problem is related to policykit. The administration policy for ubuntu(fedora also for that matter) is managed by policykit demon. For it to ask only for root password, you may have to change it in /etc/PolicyKit/PolicyKit.conf . I dont really know how to change it, but with my minimal understanding, changing group admin to user root might do the job. Regards Jinesh K J -- My Feelings,Expressions- http://logbookofanobserver.blogspot.com My scribblings- http://logbookofanobserver.wordpress.com SMC : My computer, My language http://smc.org.in സ്വതന്ത്ര മലയാളം കമ്പ്യൂട്ടിങ്ങ്, എന്റെ കമ്പ്യൂട്ടറിന് എന്റെ ഭാഷ -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ilug-tvm" group. To control your subscription visit http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For details visit the google group page: http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en
Re: [fsug-tvm] Re: Changing ROOT password in ubuntu
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Vyshakh wrote:
> ut, when i try to open a directory as root using a nautilus script
> ("root nautilus here"), the dialogue box appearing is not accepting
> the new password. It is still my regular user password(created at the
> time of installation).
>
That's because the script is not asking the root password. It is asking for
your normal user password.
You should understand that when you first install Ubuntu, you are the sole
user and are given administrative privileges. So, your password is asked at
most of the places.
That's why the root account is kept disabled.
i want to change the password, which is asked when we try to open a
> folder as root with full privilage using nautilus script.
>
You can easily do this from GUI also. Just change password by going to
System->Administration->Users and Groups
OR
you can just open a terminal (from Accessories in Applications) and issue
command
passwd
to change your own password.
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Re: [fsug-tvm] Re: Changing ROOT password in ubuntu
Kind of a folder / drive lock eh .. !!! i've been trying the samething ..
For example ... *Login Password : abhishek *
The drive password should be something different right like ... *Authentication
: AbhiSheK*
guys this is something important coz we can give access to our root ( file
system ) by telling the root password but with that he will be able to
access the whole system including the partitioned drives .. so to change
this any ideas ...
Many thanks for the elaboration Vyshakh ..
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 13:45, Vyshakh wrote:
> Hello friends...
> Thanks for your replays
>
> "PASSWD" Command works.
>
> But that was not i was actually asking about.
> I could change the ROOT PASSWORD With that command.
> But, when i try to open a directory as root using a nautilus script
> ("root nautilus here"), the dialogue box appearing is not accepting
> the new password. It is still my regular user password(created at the
> time of installation).
> When i use ROOT as user name and the new password in the login screen,
> it works.
>
> In a nutshell,
> i want to change the password, which is asked when we try to open a
> folder as root with full privilage using nautilus script.
>
> On 5/6/10, Sistla Venkata Abhishek wrote:
> > Hello Vyshakh
> >
> > Open the *Terminal* from Applications --> Accessories and then type in
> *sudo
> > su*
> > enter the password and you will be logged in as the root ...
> >
> > Then type *passwd* and press enter
> > the system will prompt for the new unix password .. set it to whatever
> you
> > want ... and then confirm it ... thats it and you're done.
> >
> >
> > Coming to the second part of your question ... root on the unix/linux
> means
> > that it is the super user or the Administrator if you are from Win
> > background..
> >
> > So the root will have the permissions and capabilities to do anything on
> the
> > system ... and this can be dangerous at times hence ubuntu comes in with
> the
> > user as the default and then changes to the root only when required and
> only
> > after prompting for the password ... !!! :) :)
> >
> > On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 09:40, Vyshakh Vyshakh
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hai,
> >> I'm using ubuntu 9.10 as my default operating system.
> >> I want to change the existing password of the 'ROOT'.
> >> Currently it is the user password.
> >>
> >> Also please give me a short lecture on 'What is Root in Linux?'
> >>
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> >
> >
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> > Best Regards,
> > Sistla Venkata Abhishek
> >
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[fsug-tvm] Re: Changing ROOT password in ubuntu
Hello friends...
Thanks for your replays
"PASSWD" Command works.
But that was not i was actually asking about.
I could change the ROOT PASSWORD With that command.
But, when i try to open a directory as root using a nautilus script
("root nautilus here"), the dialogue box appearing is not accepting
the new password. It is still my regular user password(created at the
time of installation).
When i use ROOT as user name and the new password in the login screen,
it works.
In a nutshell,
i want to change the password, which is asked when we try to open a
folder as root with full privilage using nautilus script.
On 5/6/10, Sistla Venkata Abhishek wrote:
> Hello Vyshakh
>
> Open the *Terminal* from Applications --> Accessories and then type in *sudo
> su*
> enter the password and you will be logged in as the root ...
>
> Then type *passwd* and press enter
> the system will prompt for the new unix password .. set it to whatever you
> want ... and then confirm it ... thats it and you're done.
>
>
> Coming to the second part of your question ... root on the unix/linux means
> that it is the super user or the Administrator if you are from Win
> background..
>
> So the root will have the permissions and capabilities to do anything on the
> system ... and this can be dangerous at times hence ubuntu comes in with the
> user as the default and then changes to the root only when required and only
> after prompting for the password ... !!! :) :)
>
> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 09:40, Vyshakh Vyshakh wrote:
>
>> Hai,
>> I'm using ubuntu 9.10 as my default operating system.
>> I want to change the existing password of the 'ROOT'.
>> Currently it is the user password.
>>
>> Also please give me a short lecture on 'What is Root in Linux?'
>>
>> --
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>
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Sistla Venkata Abhishek
>
> II Year Computer Science Student,
>
> /* DB ( MySQL ) , CMS ( Drupal ) , IDE ( NetBeans - 6.7.1 ) and Language (
> Java ) */
>
> /* Inherited from my bro !!!
> " Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody
> else has thought " -- Albert Szent Gyorgyi
> " If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldnot be called
> research..would it ? " --Albert Einstein
> */
>
> MHVR , Hyderabad.
> Ph: +91 9052 749 799
>
> --
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