I am using ubuntu 6.06. Upon installation i noticed it didnt ask me a root password.. Is there anyway to become root through gui or console?

By default, Ubuntu disables the root account for logins. Sudo is used instead.

You can run a command with root privilleges by adding sudo before the command. Eg:
will open /etc/fstab in vi with root privilleges.

You can get a shell with root privilleges using:
The prompt will change from $ to #, and any commands you enter will be executed with root privilleges.

In both cases, you will be prompted to enter your users password.

If you really want to login as root (it is not necessary, sudo does everything you need), use the command:
This will prompt you for a password for root, and you can then login as root.

I hope this helps
--Ian

yes there is

you need to use the 'sudo' command eg

It will then ask you for your password.
The password you use is your user password.

The reason it askes for a password even though it uses your standard user password is to prevent programs from just using it to do whatever.

what ubuntu does is use the password of the first user account setup on the system as the "root password"

for more info type

To gain root privilages for GUI applications, you need to use kdesu/gtksu.

ex. (in a run dialog or in konsole/gnome terminal):

This will prompt you for a root password, which is the password of the first user you set up when you installed Ubuntu.

hey thanx guys I am new to ubuntu i am fast finding out i am liking it more than alot of other unnecessarily complicated. this was my only issue and you guys thanx a bunch

Have a read in this forum from this link for a few posts
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...87#post2425287

this will give a "little" more insight or details on getting normal root account/password thought your system if this is what you would like. (Just using 'sudo passwd root' will not change the password for all the application that require root privileges when run from within the X environment).