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Login as 'SU'

Asked by mylnx

I have installed Ubuntu 10.04. I cannto login as 'SU'. During the installation, I did not set a password for 'SU'.
What do I need to do to be able to login as 'SU'?

Thanks for you help!

Mylnx

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Aruna Hewapathirane (aruna-hewapathirane) said : 		#1

Instead of SU type in sudo followed by the command you want in a terminal, when prompted please type in your login password.

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Aruna Hewapathirane (aruna-hewapathirane) said : 		#2

If you really must become root type in SU followed by your user-name, your usual user-name and when prompted type in the usual password you use to login. This is not advisable or good practise as becoming super-user gives you unrestricted access and privileges so use with extreme care and caution and be aware this is considered a huge security risk.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

su is not a username, it is a command to (s)witch (u)ser, so you cannot 'log in as su' it makes no sense at all.

If you want a root console you can run:
sudo -i

and when you are finished you can run:
exit

HTH

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