root

Hi I want to know how to login as root in ubuntu 6.06

what is default root password in ubuntu..as it asks everytime if wanna change properties or delete add folders in mnt.. i havn't set it.. So plz tell me ..i think it is 7 letters long as shown by *s in root properties

any body can gain access to root by cmd "sudo -s" howto prevent this:mad:

Is there any way to reset root password ? My friend has forgotten it. Want to avoid re-install..

i had a copy of zone alarm6.1.737 installed on my pc. this firewall got corrupt due to some reason and now when i try to uninstall it, it flashes a warning saying that 'validation failed for C:/Document/locals/temp/vsinit.dll. you are probably missing a necessary root certificate' and one more...

I'm obviously a newbie in linux. But even some experienced guys failed to answer the following question: How to login as root in Mandrake 10.1?? Answers anyone? I have been trying hopelessly for ages!

I am trying to access windows partition in my kubuntu linux.I can see the icons of two hard disk drives which are my NTFS windows partition i.e hdc1,hdc5. As I am not logged in as "root", I can not view their content. what to do? I switched to root temporarily in the konsole and then used...

I am pretty sure about the password as i reinstalled the whole thing just to be doubly sure about the password. Plus i use the same password everywhere. And the password works at the welcome screen. So why can't i login as root from the terminal ? Actually i want to configure ubuntu for my...

Please tell me the Knoppix's default root password. I am using Knoppix 3.2 provided with DIGIT SEPTEMBER 2004 DVD. I am unable to install softwares without it.

Hii...I m new to linux n have installed kubuntu 5.10...Now I m facin various probs...Firstly I dont know how to login as root. I never set a password for root as was default option during installation. Secondly, I don't know how to install appz and play mp3's etc I do know some basic...

when i try to run zone lab it gives me error that "validation for d:\windows\system32\vsinit.dll. you probablly are missing a necessary root certificates." what could be the possible cause plz help

There is a file called 'data' in the root of D drive (windows drive). size 5.22 KB. this file does not have any extension :shock: can i delete it?

Hi What is the basic principle or logic behind finding the square root or cube root in the calculator or in a computer.

Master Linux Command Reference Ok, You've installed linux, Gr8! Here is a free cookie. But learning and using linux will be meaningfull with the knowledge of the following ESSENTIAL *nix commands and their PRACTICAL applications.IMHO Here are a few commands which we'll be using typically...

Whenever I connect USB STORAGE device it shows message that the unknown USB device is a HI-Speed USB device & will functon at reduced speed when plugged into an hi speed port. because of this problem transfer & download rate is to slow But USB Device is working very good in my friend's...

FINALLY GOT MY INTERNET CONNECTION & DIGIT FORUM ID. DUAL BOOTED KUBUNTU WITH WIN XP TODAY,D PROBLEMS R-- 1- NO ROOT ACCOUNT WAS CREATED AT INSTALLATION TIME & I CAN'T LOGIN AS ROOT. BUT LOGGING AS NON-ADMINISTRATIVE USER,CONSOLE ACCEPTS THE NON-ADMINISTRATIVE...

Is there any way to boot into linux as root without knowing root password?

does ne1 here know how to find square root f a number in shell programmin?

ok i got the latest ubuntu cd's...... installed it fine....... it automounts all he filesystems and all that but i cant edit my fat partition and am not able to even view the ntfs partition(there is a icon but it says that i dont have sufficient privileges) how can i increase my...

Somebody has changed my root password in Linux red hat 9.I m pressing 'e' during GRUB loading and getting two lines-'rootnoverify(hd0'0)' and 'chainloader +1'.What do i have to do next to change the password?