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how to login as root

jahboi

Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:07:04 am

I need to login as root !
And I would prefer doing it via the terminal (in order to get used to d command line interface) do you have a flow of commands.
I need to login as root Coz I intend changing ifconfig to static.(also need a flow of commands )

jahboi

Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:08:40 am

Checked online..appears there r quite a no of ways of achieving this. But as a newbie..pls guide

Wolfman

Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:59:01 pm

Here you go, have fun!!.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

Regards Wolfman:)

jahboi

Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:21:05 pm

thanks

Linx

Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:59:33 am

open terminal and type

sudo su root
#then it will ask for your password

and you are then logged in as root ...
HOWEVER THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED

the proper way to run a command as root is to put
sudo [command]
#yourpassword

sudo = super user do