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Re: admin password?



On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 12:58 AM, Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net> wrote:
> On 12/30/12, Dionyssis Goulimis <dionyssis12@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2012/12/30, Dionyssis Goulimis <dionyssis12@gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> I downloaded the last edition of Debian yesterday but I can't remember
>>> my Admin password, what is the best way to recover it?
>>
>> I downloaded the last edition of Debian yesterday but I can't remember
>> my Admin password, what is the best way to stop using an Admin password?
>
> If your normal user is in /etc/sudoers, then run
> sudo su - root
> to become the root user. With sudo, you have to enter your normal
> password to use it.


Please don't top post.


No need to run "su" with "sudo".

"sudo -i" = "sudo su -"
"sudo -s" = "sudo su"


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