comand for root in ubuntu

mick463 · 08-31-2008, 04:04 AM

I need the root comand for ubuntu to get from ~$ to # thank you

Nylex · 08-31-2008, 04:07 AM

Read this.

jschiwal · 08-31-2008, 04:18 AM

Use sudo. That's what it's for.

Fantasio · 08-31-2008, 04:43 AM

solved it by :
sudo passwd root

pinniped · 08-31-2008, 05:17 AM

Ah, the great sudo wars. Thanks to sudo, someone can now trick people into downloading a harmful script and running it - essentially with root privileges because 'sudo' trusts all sudoers. Maybe I'm being pessimistic - I'm still waiting for news that it's happened.

chrism01 · 08-31-2008, 07:08 PM

On a serious system, sudo restricts you to specific cmds as specified by the sys admin, and you have to give your passwd.
Like any cmd, it can be abused though...
Granting full root access to a user via sudo can be done, but at least it tells you (logs it) who did it, unlike giving them the root passwd.

John VV · 08-31-2008, 08:17 PM

yep

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ssentially with root privileges because 'sudo' trusts all sudoers. Maybe I'm being pessimistic - I'm still waiting for news that it's happened.

that is a very well known security hole .As far as i know it has YET to be used .Just wait someone will .
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