ubuntu user - root

[linux23]

Hi,

I am one of the beginer for ubuntu and i have queary:

As we aware that ubuntu root user is like win admin use( priviliges ) but loging into desktop ubuntu will not allow root user to login.
Such a case if users forgot their user password how can admin(root) user can login at peak situations.

Is there way to login thru root password????

pls advise...


Regards

Sek

[Manko10]

Ubuntu normally has disabled the root account for the graphical login. But have you set a password for root? If so you could press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to go to another virtual terminal. there you should be able to log in as root. If you can't and your file system is not encrypted you could boot a Linux live CD, mount your file system and change your user password in chroot environment.

[coopstah13]

Also if you can just open a regular terminal as a regular user and su to root or run sudo passwd command on the user to reset

[zenwalker]

Clear as mud? I can relate -- open terminal and enter

 sudo passwd root 
  

Enter sudo password, then new UNIX passwd 2X, until "password successfully changed" or the like appears.

Now do as Manko10 said and get to a console by Ctrl-Alt-F2
(BTW, get back to GUI by hitting Ctrl-Alt-F7)
and enter at prompt

 su -l 
  

then your new root passwd.

If his still does not work, try doing the same thing as beforewhile still in the console, but if you used numbers in the passwd, type them using the numbers just above the standard keypad {not the ones on the right (with NumLok in upper left corner)}. If this still doesn't work in the console, console yourself that , at least, you can use the terminal to get to root as you originally stated you wished to do.

Ubuntu is getting farther and farther away from its roots each year -- this is why I personally am sticking with a couple Debian-based (and one Slackware-based) distros. Peppermint seems a better choice to me, were I to choose and ubuntu-based distro. Everyone has opinions!

Best wishes.

[glene77is]

Sudo <command> will activate the logger, require your password, and one more thing I forget. Much safer than a blank check 'root' priviledge.
glene77is