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124vikas.dange@gmail.com 01-28-2010 12:01 AM
I can not login to my root account in ubuntu 9.10
 
Hi forum,

What's happened i don't know. I am not able to switch root

account. when i use su - root command to switch normal user to

root account it give following error.

setgid: Operation not permitted

Thank you
Vikas

ongte 01-28-2010 12:13 AM
Quote:
$ sudo su -
Always works for me.

Aquarius_Girl 01-28-2010 04:24 AM
su doesn't work in ubuntu.

Try
Code:
sudo -s

ronlau9 01-28-2010 04:33 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 124vikas.dange@gmail.com (Post 3843177)
Hi forum,

What's happened i don't know. I am not able to switch root

account. when i use su - root command to switch normal user to

root account it give following error.

setgid: Operation not permitted

Thank you
Vikas
A short answer man sudo and you will find out how to become root
My way sudo su enter
password enter


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