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HI all,

Want to set root password

i don't have any idea as from where to get a root password. as I have freshly install Ubuntu10. Sudo cmd is working out.

How to go in single user mode in Ubuntu.

Thank you
Sameer Kedare

Hello and Welcome to LinuxQuestions,

Ubuntu is against the use of the root account for security reasons, so they haven't set a password for it. The root account is not something to play around with, you should use sudo for your maintenance tasks. I'm not sure since I don't use Ubuntu but normally if you'd run
you get a root shell. If you really want to go into single user mode (do you mind indicating why?) then you could run
from that root shell.

Read why Ubuntu doesn't favor the use of the root account and password here and here. Have fun with Linux.

Kind regards,

Eric

In Ubuntu, you can also get a File browser with root permissions to start up by clicking Accessories;Terminal and entering the command:

gksudo nautilus

You can then edit anything you want in this browser.

Another alternative is to use sudo su. Then you can retain root privileges until your administrative tasks are done without having to keep re-entering passwords.

If you search LQ, you will find ways to create a root password in Ubuntu so you can just su.

I frankly consider Ubuntu's position on this issue to be silly. It penalizes competent and careful users for the sins of the incompetent and careless.

But that's just me.

This is D E B I A N Forum, not Ubuntu Forum.

Thank you!

If you still want to set a root password in Ubuntu, simply do the following:

And you've got yourself a root password. It's one of the first things I do when setting up an Ubuntu-based server. I'm sorry, but tagging sudo onto every command gets old--and I can never get used to using "sudo su". :)