Kent West wrote:
I am using Kunbuntu, which is like ubuntu, which doesn't allow root logins directly. If you want to use commands using 'root' permissions you can ether useHans-J. Ullrich wrote:Hello dear maintainers,I have got a Debian-DVD at the Cebit in Hannover. Installing went fine, but it does not ask, what password root should have. However, I saw that there already a password for root exists. What is it ? Can you please tell me ?Yes, I could delete the password using a lifefilesystem like Knoppix in the /etc/shadow.Or is this a bug ?Don't have a clue, but I'd try "sudo passwd root" and see what happens.
$ sudo <command> or you can use $ sudo su -in each cash it will ask for the user password before letting the command execute.
Regards Neil.