On Friday 05 June 2009 12:14:48 pm Pete Theisen wrote:
>
[...]
> Ubuntu 9.04 will *not* allow a root login unless you are God, then You
> wouldn't bother. The root password is set as a hash and you can't change
> it. So even if you "allow root" in the settings you are wasting your
> time because you will never know the password.
[...]
You should be able to use 'sudo su -' to get to a root prompt. Just enter your
normal user password as you would with any other 'sudo' command.
-- Rob
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