password

[johnhagen]

hi guys,
ubuntu 10.10
i dont know what i did but i work on root user a little bit then i guess i messed up something and i doesnt ask password anymore when i restart the computer.i mean it doesnt ask log in password.
how i can fix this problem?

and for example i logged in as x user and i opened a terminal how i can log in as root user on terminal?

thanks.

[nujinini]

hi guys,
ubuntu 10.10
i dont know what i did but i work on root user a little bit then i guess i messed up something and i doesnt ask password anymore when i restart the computer.i mean it doesnt ask log in password.
how i can fix this problem?

and for example i logged in as x user and i opened a terminal how i can log in as root user on terminal?

thanks.

AFAIK, ubuntu uses sudo. which allows you to work as user root but not as systems root.

So to be able to execute a command as user root you have to do something like this:

$ sudo yourcommand
Password:

Or

$ sudo su
Password;
#

[Jonathan183]

Try unchecking the autologin box given in these instructions ...

[johnhagen]

thanks guys .