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New to Ubuntu and I'm not able to login as root.

Asked by William Polka

How do I login as root?

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You don't. The account is disabled from login for a great many security reasons. You can use the sudo command when you need extra access. You can get a root prompt by running :

sudo su -

The faster you forget about root and the more you use sudo the better you will find Ubuntu

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#2

Please read this:

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

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William Polka (pokab) said : 		#3

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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William Polka (pokab) said : 		#4

Thanks, markrijckenberg, that link was very helpful.