[PLUG] Ubuntu Dumb Newbie Questions

[Vram]

John Jordan wrote:

>OK, making progress here, but strange things lead me to some 
>questions.
>
>I installed Ubuntu 64-bit from the DVD ISO that I downloaded and 
>burned. This is the bazillionth time I have installed Linux,but hey! 
>It's all a learning process, right? So normally an installation utility 
>asks for a root password and then asks if I want to set up a user 
>and the user's password. Ubuntu asked for the user, but I swear I 
>never saw anything where I was supposed to set up a password for 
>root.
>
>Earlier today I tried to switch to KDE and be root. I entered "root" 
>as username and the password I use for root, but it wouldn't take it. 
>Retyped several times, but no go.
>
>So just now, in an attempt to figure out how to get my printer 
>working, I gave up on the non-existent help on my computer and 
>decided to look on the net. I got Firefox up and decided to do some 
>configuring first, like I wanted to tell it to use tabs. I clicked on Edit 
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>
>>Preferences and got an error message that says (in part) 
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>"root.disabled = "true".
>
>Is it possible I have installed Linux without creating a root account? 
>If so, is there a fix outside of trashing it and reinstalling?
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HI

It is a long story.

Ubuntu believes in SUDO..

And there is no activated root..

To make root do this

SUDO passwd root
yada  yada

So you enter you sudo passwd <your password you are sudo>
Then enter and reenter the new root password.


Now you can use


su


Good luck

HTH

Vram...