Linux Mint 19 Root login (full access --- How To)

BurnieS · 12-08-2018, 01:39 PM

I would like to Get full access to Mint 19 root. Please no comments about not using it. I have been using full root access since PClinuxOS first came out, that's about fifteen years now.

I would be thankful for help on this.

Thank you BurnieS

hazel · 12-08-2018, 01:44 PM

You would need to edit out the unknown root password in /etc/shadow and then log in as root and set a new password. I'm not sure if you can do this in a running system; you could try with sudo vipw -s. If it doesn't work, then you must boot from a cd, mount your root partition somewhere and edit the shadow file from there.

mrmazda · 12-08-2018, 01:46 PM

You don't have root access because nothing happened during installation to assign root a passwd, so, assign root a passwd. It's the first thing I do after logging into a new Mint or *buntu installation.

michaelk · 12-08-2018, 02:00 PM

Welcome to LinuxQuestions.

Many distributions do not disable root account by default so nothing wrong except if you are logging in as root as your regular user.

Since Mint is derived from Ubuntu it uses their model.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

As stated to enable root assign it a password

sudo passwd root

BurnieS · 12-09-2018, 03:14 AM

I think what I'll do is as mrmazda does. I prefer to have full access to the system, sudo can be just as destructive as full root and I see no use to it (my opinion). I suppose a little search will give me full instructions as how to do it.

This has been very helpfull thank you every one

BurnieS

snowday · 12-09-2018, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BurnieS

I suppose a little search will give me full instructions as how to do it.

@michaelk already gave you "full instructions":

Code:

sudo passwd root

(This is taken directly from the official Ubuntu documentation.)

hazel · 12-09-2018, 09:20 AM

Wow! That's a much simpler way to do it. Trust me to think up something complicated!

BurnieS · 12-09-2018, 03:14 PM

The simplest and quickest way is root (check out PClinuxOS).

Tried sudo passwd root only partly worked. That is why I came on to this forum.

snowday · 12-09-2018, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BurnieS

Tried sudo passwd root only partly worked.

Can you elaborate what you mean by this statement?

BurnieS · 12-09-2018, 04:41 PM

I gained access to root login but nothing worked in it.
Not sure but I think there is a file that has to be edited I think it would be something like (root n to Y)

michaelk · 12-09-2018, 05:05 PM

How did you gain access?

su -

snowday · 12-09-2018, 05:11 PM

I think I understand your question now.

The consequence of executing 'sudo passwd root' is as follows:

Whereas you formerly logged in as root with your user's password and executing this command:

Code:

sudo -i

Now you can log in as root with the root password instead, by executing:

Code:

su

or:

Code:

su -

(To find out as which user you're operating now, execute the command whoami.)

BurnieS · 12-09-2018, 05:27 PM

I am not going in through user I set root passwd log out log in as root it enters root desktop and stops there

I would like to fully log into root and get rid of sudo completely

The way it is in PClinuxOS

Yes this Works

BurnieS · 12-09-2018, 05:56 PM

I think i found it I was only giving root a passwd it also has to be unlocked

So, first execute in a terminal

sudo passwd root

you will be prompted for a new Unix password. Write it twice (second for confirmation).

Then execute

sudo passwd -u root

to unlock the account. This should return

passwd: password expiry information changed

Hopefully this will do it

snowday · 12-09-2018, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BurnieS

I am not going in through user I set root passwd log out log in as root it enters root desktop and stops there

I would like to fully log into root and get rid of sudo completely

The way it is in PClinuxOS

I've never used PClinuxOS but I hear good things.

Let me know if there are any specific commands or tasks you want to try with the 'snowpine method.' (log in as root using 'sudo -i' or 'su -')