[Klug-general] This sudo thingy in Kubuntu

[George Prowse]

matt at theshadowaspect.com wrote:
>> Peter Apps wrote:
>>     
>>> You can get a root password in Kubuntu.
>>>
>>> I think it's sudo passwd then follow the instructions on the command
>>> line then edit
>>> /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc
>>>
>>> to change allowrootlogin to 'true'.
>>>
>>> Sudo -i is OK if you can remember the commands but on commands I only
>>> use  occasionally, it's a pain.
>>>
>>> Regrds, Peter.
>>>
>>>       
>> No the only reason the superuser's disables on *buntu is because there
>> is no password for it set. All you have to do is
>>
>> sudo passwd root ********
>>
>> et viola!
>>     
>
> or you could just use 'sudo su' to get full root shell access without the
> need for playing with root passwords.
>
> Matt
>   
we've already discusses that the best way to do that is sudo -s but if 
the OP wants to sign in as root he needs to create a root password