Bash Shell Comands for getting into Suoeruser
Hi Wlug,
Can someone please give me the correct bash shell commands for getting into super user mode.
Cheers
Robert
sudo -i
2009/9/10 Robert D Davidson robert@datamatrix.co.nz:
Hi Wlug,
Can someone please give me the correct bash shell commands for getting into super user mode.
Cheers
Robert
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su -
(you need the password) Liz
2009/9/10 Bruce Kingsbury zcat@zcat.geek.nz
sudo -i
2009/9/10 Robert D Davidson robert@datamatrix.co.nz:
Hi Wlug,
Can someone please give me the correct bash shell commands for getting
into
super user mode.
Cheers
Robert
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Whereas the password needed for "su" is the root password, which might be the same as the user password at some point, but probably isn't.
su -
(you need the password) Liz
2009/9/10 Bruce Kingsbury <zcat@zcat.geek.nz mailto:zcat@zcat.geek.nz>
sudo -i 2009/9/10 Robert D Davidson <robert@datamatrix.co.nz <mailto:robert@datamatrix.co.nz>>: > Hi Wlug, > > Can someone please give me the correct bash shell commands for getting into > super user mode. >
In Ubuntu there is NO root password be default. And by no password I don't mean 'you don't need to enter one', I mean 'there is nothing you can possibly type at the password prompt that will be the correct password'
"sudo -i" will get you a root shell (with your user password)
2009/9/10 Daniel Lawson daniel@meta.net.nz:
Whereas the password needed for "su" is the root password, which might be the same as the user password at some point, but probably isn't.
su -
(you need the password) Liz
2009/9/10 Bruce Kingsbury zcat@zcat.geek.nz
sudo -i
2009/9/10 Robert D Davidson robert@datamatrix.co.nz:
Hi Wlug,
Can someone please give me the correct bash shell commands for getting into super user mode.
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2009/9/10 Bruce Kingsbury zcat@zcat.geek.nz
In Ubuntu there is NO root password be default. And by no password I don't mean 'you don't need to enter one', I mean 'there is nothing you can possibly type at the password prompt that will be the correct password'
"sudo -i" will get you a root shell (with your user password)
Sorry, I dont recall anyone mentioning any particular distro.
Liz
2009/9/10 Daniel Lawson daniel@meta.net.nz:
Whereas the password needed for "su" is the root password, which might be the same as the user password at some point, but probably isn't.
su -
(you need the password) Liz
2009/9/10 Bruce Kingsbury zcat@zcat.geek.nz
sudo -i
2009/9/10 Robert D Davidson robert@datamatrix.co.nz:
Hi Wlug,
Can someone please give me the correct bash shell commands for getting into super user mode.
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2009/9/10 Liz Quilty liz@velofille.com:
2009/9/10 Bruce Kingsbury zcat@zcat.geek.nz
In Ubuntu there is NO root password be default. And by no password I don't mean 'you don't need to enter one', I mean 'there is nothing you can possibly type at the password prompt that will be the correct password'
"sudo -i" will get you a root shell (with your user password)
Sorry, I dont recall anyone mentioning any particular distro.
Liz
It would help if the OP did mention what DIstro they're using. I didn't mean to suggest that any of the previous advice was 'wrong', for most distros 'su -' is right.
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