Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel
just at the boot screen ( GRUB ) add the word 'single' or 's' or 'S' to the line kernel /boot/vmlin... single you would be logged in as a root. then change the password and continue...!! On 9/17/05, Abhijit Menon-Sen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 2005-09-17 23:38:13 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't 'sudo' ask for a root password? No. It asks for your own password. -- ams ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ Event: Freedel 2005, 17th 18th September, 2005 - http://freedel.in -- o1p2e3n4g5l6 ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ Event: Freedel 2005, 17th 18th September, 2005 - http://freedel.in
Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel
On Sunday, 18 Sep 2005 12:57 pm, saleem ansari wrote: just at the boot screen ( GRUB ) add the word 'single' or 's' or 'S' to the line kernel /boot/vmlin... single you would be logged in as a root. then change the password and continue...!! In Ubuntu you dont need to go through all that! Just open up a terminal window and type 'sudo passwd', enter your *own* password, and specify the new root password at the prompt! - Sandip -- Sandip Bhattacharya *Puroga Technologies * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Work: http://www.puroga.com * Home/Blog: http://www.sandipb.net/blog PGP/GPG Signature: 51A4 6C57 4BC6 8C82 6A65 AE78 B1A1 2280 A129 0FF3 ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ Event: Freedel 2005, 17th 18th September, 2005 - http://freedel.in
Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel
System--Administration--Users and Groups -Show all users and groups. ;-) for the console-phobic. - Vikram On 9/18/05, Sandip Bhattacharya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sunday, 18 Sep 2005 12:57 pm, saleem ansari wrote: In Ubuntu you dont need to go through all that! Just open up a terminal window and type 'sudo passwd', enter your *own* password, and specify the new root password at the prompt! - Sandip ome/Blog: http://www.sandipb.net/blog ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ Event: Freedel 2005, 17th 18th September, 2005 - http://freedel.in
Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel
It`s not the matter of console-phobic, console is the heart and soul and much easier and faster than any GUI On 9/18/05, vikram ranade [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: System--Administration--Users and Groups -Show all users and groups. ;-) for the console-phobic. - Vikram -- Smooth Sea Never makes a Skilled Mariner Linux User #348873 http://gauravmishra.modblog.com ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ Event: Freedel 2005, 17th 18th September, 2005 - http://freedel.in
Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel
On Saturday, 17 Sep 2005 10:10 pm, vikram ranade wrote: prompted me to define a regular user profile.at no stage during the installation process was I ever prompted for the root password! Yes, ubuntu doesnt believe creating a separate root user is worth the risk of it being compromised. You can get your work done in two ways: 1. Use 'sudo command' to run a command with root priviledges. 2. Use 'sudo su -' to get a root shell. All users who are part of the admin group can get their work done similarly. - Sandip -- Sandip Bhattacharya *Puroga Technologies * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Work: http://www.puroga.com * Home/Blog: http://www.sandipb.net/blog PGP/GPG Signature: 51A4 6C57 4BC6 8C82 6A65 AE78 B1A1 2280 A129 0FF3 ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ Event: Freedel 2005, 17th 18th September, 2005 - http://freedel.in
Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel
got it! Thanks...I was seriously foxed for a while :-) - Vikram On 9/17/05, Sandip Bhattacharya [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Saturday, 17 Sep 2005 10:10 pm, vikram ranade wrote: prompted me to define a regular user profile.at no stage during the installation process was I ever prompted for the root password! Yes, ubuntu doesnt believe creating a separate root user is worth the risk of it being compromised. You can get your work done in two ways: 1. Use 'sudo command' to run a command with root priviledges. 2. Use 'sudo su -' to get a root shell. All users who are part of the admin group can get their work done similarly. - Sandip -- Sandip Bhattacharya * Puroga Technologies * [EMAIL PROTECTED] Work: http://www.puroga.com * Home/Blog: http://www.sandipb.net/blog PGP/GPG Signature: 51A4 6C57 4BC6 8C82 6A65 AE78 B1A1 2280 A129 0FF3 ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ Event: Freedel 2005, 17th 18th September, 2005 - http://freedel.in
Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel
Yes, ubuntu doesnt believe creating a separate root user is worth the risk of it being compromised. Wha? What the? 1. Use 'sudo command' to run a command with root priviledges. 2. Use 'sudo su -' to get a root shell. Doesn't 'sudo' ask for a root password? I got the following when I tried running sudo: --- BEGIN --- We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things: #1) Respect the privacy of others. #2) Think before you type. #3) With great power comes great responsibility. Password: --- END --- Nandz. -- http://nandz.blogspot.com http://foodieforlife.blogspot.com ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ Event: Freedel 2005, 17th 18th September, 2005 - http://freedel.in
Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel
At 2005-09-17 23:38:13 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't 'sudo' ask for a root password? No. It asks for your own password. -- ams ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ Event: Freedel 2005, 17th 18th September, 2005 - http://freedel.in
