Re: [ubuntu-in] ubuntu problem with password
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Keshav wrote: > hi there.. i installed ubuntu 8.10 desktop edition.. But the installation > doesn't ask for a root password.. wen i try to become the super user, it > asks for root password.. but i dont kno as i have not given it, neither it > asked during installation.. Plz help me out.. > > thanks > Keshav > By default, Ubuntu does not have a root password, nor does it allow root logins (...well, not directly anyways) So, you can do all your root-related operations using "sudo " and when a password is asked, you enter your user password. If you need root access anyways, you should do the following : $ sudo su Enter your user password. You will now be in root mode. # passwd Enter a new root password you want to set. # exit Now you can go to root, the normal way : $ su - Hope this helps. Thanks, Raseel. -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] ubuntu problem with password
Hi, The root password by default is the same as the primary user you create. Keshav wrote: > hi there.. i installed ubuntu 8.10 desktop edition.. But the > installation doesn't ask for a root password.. wen i try to become the > super user, it asks for root password.. but i dont kno as i have not > given it, neither it asked during installation.. Plz help me out.. > > thanks > Keshav -- Venkatesan Padmanabhan venkatesan...@gmail.com -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] ubuntu problem with password
On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Keshav wrote: > hi there.. i installed ubuntu 8.10 desktop edition.. But the installation > doesn't ask for a root password.. wen i try to become the super user, it > asks for root password.. but i dont kno as i have not given it, neither it > asked during installation.. Plz help me out.. > You don't need to be root user. Use sudo before the command you want to run as root user. When it asks for password enter the password of the user created during installation. Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
[ubuntu-in] ubuntu problem with password
hi there.. i installed ubuntu 8.10 desktop edition.. But the installation doesn't ask for a root password.. wen i try to become the super user, it asks for root password.. but i dont kno as i have not given it, neither it asked during installation.. Plz help me out.. thanks Keshav -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
