Fedora Workstation 30 root access

udaman · 07-17-2019, 03:41 PM

I just installed Workstation 30 and I'm trying to change permissions on a second drive I've installed. I can't gain root using "su -" because it's not using my user password and I don't know what the install used for root.

Did I miss a step during the install?

Is there a way I can change root's password from a terminal window, or gui app? Or, do I need to modify the boot loader to gain root at boot time?

Thanks for your help.

leemenix · 07-17-2019, 03:58 PM

cool new things

did you try with gain root access with

Code:

sudo su

if this work you can use command to change/set new one, or maybe immediately

Code:

sudo passwd root

p.s. worst case use one of this two methods
a. rescue mode
b. fedore live media installation cd/dvd/usb...

more info on fedora official documentation page
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US...root-password/

udaman · 07-17-2019, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leemenix

cool new things

did you try with gain root access with

Code:

sudo su

if this work you can use command to change/set new one, or maybe immediately

Code:

sudo passwd root

Thank you, sudo worked perfectly. I can't believe I forgot about that, I never needed to use it when I was a working admin.

snowday · 07-17-2019, 05:19 PM

No 'root' necessary in Fedora 30! Simply:

Code:

sudo chmod

or

Code:

sudo chown

or

Code:

sudo -i
chmod
chown
exit

For example, to give your user 'udaman' ownership of a file called 'bar' on a drive called 'foo' looks like this:

Code:

sudo chown udaman /run/media/udaman/foo/bar

An alternate approach is to copy the file to your home folder (or other destination), NOT using sudo, and then your user will have ownership of the copy:

Code:

cp /run/media/udaman/foo/bar ~/