[olug] Ubuntu, cant su root

[Adam Lassek]

Discouraged, but once in a blue moon it's necessary. For instance, my /home
partition is lvm, so when I'm managing the volume I can't be logged in as a
nonprivileged user.

On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Steven Susbauer <steven at too1337.com> wrote:

> 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?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Phil Brutsche
> >>>>>> phil at brutsche.us
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