[olug] Ubuntu, cant su root

[Charles.Bird]

I wonder why that is?
it didnt used to be like that did it, on older versions on Ubuntu?



On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Jay Swackhamer <Jay at reboottheuser.com>wrote:

> On ubuntu, by default, you wouldnt su to root, you would do
>
> sudo su -
>
> then your username's password.
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> Quoting "Charles.Bird" <charles.bird at powerdnn.com>:
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> > I installed the latest ubuntu server for a client realllllly late last
> > night, and the passwd for root is not working!
> > *bites keyboard*
> >
> > and i screwed or what? anything i can do? I do know that i defined the
> > passwd for root, and I documented it at the time as well.
> >
> >
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