[SOLVED] How do I set root password in Kubuntu

Mystified · 02-05-2017, 04:00 PM

I've used a number of distros but decided to give kubuntu a try. but nowhere in the install did I find an option to set the root password. How do I do this?

Thanks

jailbait · 02-05-2017, 04:04 PM

Open a terminal.

Issue this command:

sudo passwd root

Give new password.

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yancek · 02-05-2017, 04:21 PM

There isn't any option to create a root password with Kubuntu since, like Ubuntu and it's many derivatives it uses sudo which means that the primary user you created during the install has root privileges. If you want to issue a command that requires root privileges, just preface the command with sudo. When prompted for a password, enter the password of the primary user.

Mystified · 02-06-2017, 04:45 AM

Thanks. I knew ubuntu was based off of debian but I didn't know how much. Now to try to set up touchscreen. edit:wow was touchscreen easy. color me impressed.