root user

[senba]

I've installed...ubuntu 8.10 myself...but i can't access my root.....pls do someone help me out of this

[devils casper]

root login is disabled in Ubuntu. Use sudo to gain root privileges in Terminal and gksu for GUI applications.

[senba]

to install koha software wen i try editing the http.cofig file of apache it doesn't work out....n mentions that it can be done only by the root user....how can i find my root user...I only installed ubuntu on my system.....

[SHENGTON]

Hello senba, good evening.

When edit a file you should be a root. To do that use the Terminal and type the following:

sudo gedit filename.extension

or

sudo gedit /foldername/filename.extension

Take care and God bless.

[markharding557]

sudo is the command that tells ubutnu to execute as root,hence 'sudo apt-get install'which makes apt-get run as root.

[elija]

The first user created during installation has full admin privileges granted by using sudo as mentioned above. The password it asks for is your password.

Any additional users will need to be added the the sudoers file

[kapuera]

sudo passwd root
->type your password
---> type your new root password

that's it

[kr0nik]

ok. this guy just answered like i did in your "double post" message. Please don't double post.

[bigtomrodney]

Please post to duplicate thread. Locked.

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubu...root-user.html