Can,t login as rootForum: Other Help Topics Topic: Can,t login as root started by: aigle Posted by aigle on April 12 2006,18:51
I am trying DSL and I can,t login as root. When I type su, it asks for password and I never set a password. I will be thankful for help. Posted by doobit on April 12 2006,19:33
I think it's just DSL. If you type sudo su then it won't ask.
Posted by mikshaw on April 12 2006,21:20
for futher info...The su command will always ask for a password when issued by itself by a regular user. In DSL there is no default password, so you must either create one or bypass the password by using sudo. The sudo program is set up in DSL in such a way that user dsl has the ability to sudo any command in DSL without needing a password. Hence the seemingly redundant "sudo su" command. I probably made that more confusing than necessary.... |