Comments on: Changing root password in Ubuntu

By: Veerasundar

Veerasundar — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:33:24 +0000

@Kris

Thanks for enlighting.

This Wiki page has a text which explain how to change the root password in Ubuntu (the last section!).. I am still confused as I am new to Linux world!

Anyhow, there are lot more to learn. Thanks for your comment.

By: Kris Jones

Kris Jones — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:53:29 +0000

The information on your blog is actually incorrect. Ubuntu disables the root account so there is not password. Admin taks should be performed through sudo or gksudo.

If your user is in the admin group, sudo will be available to you and all you need to do is type in your logged in user password.

The thoughts behind this are that root is a potential security threat. Most hackers would attempt to bruteforce the root account knowing that this is an account that will almost always exist on unix/linux systems. By disabling root a hacker would also need you username.

There are other security considerations which can be found through goolging

By: Veerasundar

Veerasundar — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:22:38 +0000

@Shuva

Thanks a lot four your comment on my website and for the Ubuntu link.

By: Shuva

Shuva — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:18:25 +0000

BTW, you have a very well designed personal site. Good score with the domain name too.

By: Shuva

Shuva — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:17:44 +0000

I guess that you should be able to reset the password even if you forget by booting into single user mode. (http://wiki.clug.org.za/wiki/How_do_I_reset_my_root_password%3F)

By: arthur

arthur — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:42:41 +0000

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