Comments on: Help, I Use Ubuntu and There’s No “su”! http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/01/help-i-use-ubuntu-and-theres-no-su/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:04:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michele http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/01/help-i-use-ubuntu-and-theres-no-su/#comment-710383 Michele Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:23:59 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/01/help-i-use-ubuntu-and-theres-no-su/#comment-710383 If you want root prompt you don't need to change root password, just use "sudo -s". (03:24 PM) [mb@servertwo]:~ $ id uid=1000(mb) gid=1000(mb) (03:24 PM) [mb@servertwo]:~ $ sudo -s (03:24 PM) [root@servertwo]:~ # id uid=0(root) gid=0(root) If you want root prompt you don’t need to change root password, just use “sudo -s”.

(03:24 PM) [mb@servertwo]:~
$ id
uid=1000(mb) gid=1000(mb)
(03:24 PM) [mb@servertwo]:~
$ sudo -s
(03:24 PM) [root@servertwo]:~
# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)

]]> By: morgan http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/01/help-i-use-ubuntu-and-theres-no-su/#comment-707691 morgan Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:53:32 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/01/help-i-use-ubuntu-and-theres-no-su/#comment-707691 ... I should have mentioned.... When you use sudo passwd root - it asks for a password - first its your normal sudo pass , then it asks you for the new root (su) password - it confused me … I should have mentioned….

When you use

sudo passwd root

- it asks for a password – first its your normal sudo pass , then it asks you for the new root (su) password

- it confused me

]]> By: morgan http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/01/help-i-use-ubuntu-and-theres-no-su/#comment-707682 morgan Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:38:06 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/01/help-i-use-ubuntu-and-theres-no-su/#comment-707682 Ever better - if you want true root type sudo passwd root - enter password - then you can su Ever better – if you want true root

type

sudo passwd root

- enter password
- then you can su

]]> By: Richard http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/01/help-i-use-ubuntu-and-theres-no-su/#comment-706875 Richard Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:50:56 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/01/help-i-use-ubuntu-and-theres-no-su/#comment-706875 What about the ever so popular 'sudo su' command:D and another nice command is ofcourse 'chmod ugo= -R /' and enjoy;) What about the ever so popular ’sudo su’ command:D

and another nice command is ofcourse

‘chmod ugo= -R /’ and enjoy;)

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