ubuntu

apple273 · 10-02-2011, 08:51 AM

hello
i installed ubuntu 11.04 on my pc
but i havnt root user or account
tanks a loot

0men · 10-02-2011, 08:57 AM

Hey, Welcome to the forums !

You dont have a root account ?

Thats okay, just jump in a terminal and type
"passwd root" and you should be able to set the root password

Then, when you want to use root to change system settings just use
su -

Hope this helps.

acid_kewpie · 10-02-2011, 08:58 AM

yes you do, it's impossible to install without both, root isn't even created, it's just there in the config files on the installation media.

When you installed ubuntu you WILL have entered details for a personal user account with a password. If you really can't remember what these details were, try this... on the boot screen hit e to edit the options, select the default entry and then move to the long kernel line. then e to edit that. stick a "1" on the end, exit and then b to boot the system. This will then shortly let you run "useradd myusername" and then "passwd myusername" to set a user. then reboot and log in.

---------- Post added 02-10-11 at 02:58 PM ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0men

Hey, Welcome to the forums !

You dont have a root account ?

Thats okay, just jump in a terminal and type
"passwd root" and you should be able to set the root password

Then, when you want to use root to change system settings just use
su -

Hope this helps.

no no, never do this. this is totally wrong, especially for ubuntu which does not use a model where root has a password. To become root on ubuntu you should run "sudo -i" for a login shell, or "sudo <command name> to run a single command.

jonkiribati · 10-02-2011, 09:03 AM

you should have been created a user and set a password while installing Ubuntu. When you boot Ubuntu it should show an authentication screen and then you can choose the user and type the password. If you forgot your password you can boot on recovery mode and then when you have the command line you type passwd theusername and then type a new password.

theusername = the username shown in the authentication screen.

Under Ubuntu you don't need to get root access you can use the sudo command to get root previleges

0men · 10-02-2011, 09:05 AM

Ahhh sorry i failed !

Im sorry if i pushed you in the right direction

acid_kewpie · 10-02-2011, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0men

Ahhh sorry i failed !

Im sorry if i pushed you in the right direction

heh I've done it plenty of times myself!

0men · 10-02-2011, 10:31 AM

I PM'd you acid. Sorry brother

I try to help as much as possible.

J.A.X · 10-02-2011, 10:40 AM

in Ubuntu you do not login as root by the typing

PHP Code:



su -

try this

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sudo su

when you are prompt for password enter your account password (Notice that you cannot see what you wrote)

anyway press Enter and you should be logged in

Regards

acid_kewpie · 10-02-2011, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by J.A.X

try this

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sudo su

No, that's evil too. use "sudo -i". running su within sudo is just a nasty hack.