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when i type: (in the terminal)
dir /root
it says "permission denied"... now i am the admin and have a root password...... how can i sort it so that when ...
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- 02-08-2003 #1Linux Newbie
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Root Access through TERMINAL
when i type: (in the terminal)
dir /root
it says "permission denied"... now i am the admin and have a root password...... how can i sort it so that when i type the commands it will either ask for the password, if not what can i do about accessing root directories ?
- 02-08-2003 #2Linux Engineer
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will change your current user to root.Code:su -
- 02-08-2003 #3Linux Newbie
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sorry mate, i'm quiet new to linux, i don't get you...... can you show an example ?
- 02-08-2003 #4Linux Newbie
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nevermind, i think i get you now
is this correct - if i type SU and then the root password, i will then have access to root directories ?
- 02-08-2003 #5Linux Engineer
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You just type that in the console.
- 02-08-2003 #6Linux Newbie
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yep kool, thankx for your help
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