Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel

2005-09-18 Thread saleem ansari
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.
 
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Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel

2005-09-18 Thread Sandip Bhattacharya
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

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Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel

2005-09-18 Thread vikram ranade
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

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Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel

2005-09-18 Thread Gaurav Mishra
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.
 
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Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel

2005-09-17 Thread Sandip Bhattacharya
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

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Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel

2005-09-17 Thread vikram ranade
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
 
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Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel

2005-09-17 Thread Saurabh Nanda
 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 ---


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Re: [ilugd] Ubuntu CD from Freedel

2005-09-17 Thread Abhijit Menon-Sen
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.

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