[olug] Ubuntu, cant su root

[Steven Susbauer]

That option is for allowing root graphical login, which is highly  
discouraged. You can enable the root account itself just by setting a  
password and su functions as expected.

On Jul 26, 2009, at 3:02 AM, DYNATRON tech wrote:

> (suse)
> last time i tried a suse distro, it literally took overnight  
> downloading
> updates before i could put it into service.
>
> (root ubuntu)
> under login window prefrences (system->administration->login
> window->security tab) there is a checkbox for allowing "local system
> administrator", and "remote system administrator" login. it's blank by
> default, and i've never used the setting, but something tells me you  
> could
> login root if you tried it. give it a try if you need a root shell  
> that
> bad...
>
> just remember every application you run will have root priv.,  
> including your
> web browser. very dangerous if you ask me.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Steven Susbauer  
> <steven at too1337.com> wrote:
>
>> Or enable the root account.
>>
>> If you install from the alternate cd you can even set a root password
>> at install, as well as encrypting your home directory.
>>
>> On Jul 25, 2009, at 9:04 PM, DYNATRON tech wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> you can always sudo.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 11:33 AM, <charles.bird at powerdnn.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lol
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: "Aric Aasgaard" <aric at omahax.com>
>>>>
>>>> Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:59:06
>>>> To: <dthacker9 at cox.net>; 'Omaha Linux User Group'<olug at olug.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [olug] Ubuntu, cant su root
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Super user switching in SCO should have an e at the end of su.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of
>>>> Dave
>>>> Thacker
>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2009 9:49 AM
>>>> To: Omaha Linux User Group
>>>> Subject: Re: [olug] Ubuntu, cant su root
>>>>
>>>> On Friday 24 July 2009 15:03:19 Charles.Bird wrote:
>>>>> If i had unstable hormones, like some people that i know in my
>>>>> life, i
>>>>> would be curled up crying about how i lost my linux skills to a
>>>>> windows
>>>>> shop right now.
>>>>
>>>> Could be worse.  You could be curled up crying about how you lost
>>>> your
>>>> linux
>>>>
>>>> skills to SCO Unix shop.........   Please excuse me, I have another
>>>> 90 or
>>>> so
>>>>
>>>> kernels to relink.....
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Yes, it was
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I remember being infuriated with it in Ubuntu 6.06.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Charles.Bird wrote:
>>>>>>> I wonder why that is?
>>>>>>> it didnt used to be like that did it, on older versions on  
>>>>>>> Ubuntu?
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> Phil Brutsche
>>>>>> phil at brutsche.us
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