root password

**GEJOE DANIEL** · 09-30-2005

how to get the root password for ubuntu 5.04??/
We tried using the install cd and giving 'linux single' but nothing worked out.....

**genesus** · 09-30-2005

well, you can open the root terminal from link in the menu and when it pops up you can set a root password with

Code:

passwd root

there is no default root pass with ubuntu

**GEJOE DANIEL** · 10-01-2005

i tried going to the recovery mode(menu entry was there for this mode) and set the new password.
there it showed that the root (administrator)user can't login to the recovery mode (GUI) of
ubuntu.Ok that was fine

But when we went to the normal mode also it showed the message that administrator is not allowed to login to this screen....
Why is it so???

**bignate170** · 10-02-2005

I'm not exactly sure what you are talking about in your last post, but to set the password just open a terminal and type:

Code:

sudo passwd

It'll ask you for the current password, which I think you can get by with entering the password of your own user's password that you are under... You shouldn't have to go into rescue or anything like that... Ubuntu install default with no root password...

**the0r3tic** · 10-02-2005

Originally Posted by GEJOE DANIEL

i tried going to the recovery mode(menu entry was there for this mode) and set the new password.
there it showed that the root (administrator)user can't login to the recovery mode (GUI) of
ubuntu.Ok that was fine

But when we went to the normal mode also it showed the message that administrator is not allowed to login to this screen....
Why is it so???

Well, you should of used the Terminal.

Code:

sudo passwd root
<Enter Your Password>

There you go.

**GEJOE DANIEL** · 10-02-2005

I understood how to recover the password...that problem is closed now...
but the problem is that i can't login as the root user in Gui.
there it showed that the root (administrator)user can't login in this screen..
why???

**bignate170** · 10-02-2005

Maybe its just a saftey precaution that ubuntu has... You should never log in as root in GUI... Very unsecure.

**Corvillus** · 10-03-2005

Go to System - Administration - Login Screen Setup, click the Security tab, and select "Enable root to login with GDM" if you really want root to be able to login to GUI (which you should never need to do with ubuntu set up to use gksudo for root tasks, so i'd recommend against it)

**GEJOE DANIEL** · 10-03-2005

finally got it as Corvillus has told.....
will there be any problem if we l;og in as root in GUI???

**budman7** · 10-03-2005

will there be any problem if we l;og in as root in GUI???

Yes, you will be much more likely to break your system by doing this.
That is why this is not enabled by default.

If you spend time working with "sudo" in a terminal, you will get used to it. And it is much safer than logging in as root in X.

The root account should only be used for Administrative purposes.

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