no root passwd debian

[James Knott]

Brandon Sandrowicz wrote:
>>> g administrative tasks without becoming root?
>>>       
>> It is for doing things as root.  su = switch user.  do = do, so
>> sudo blah = switch user and do 'blah' and by default it switches to
>> root.  If you are setup to have sudo access to root to run all commands
>> then you are essentially root, except only when you say sudo in front of
>> something and type your password, which means applications can't just go
>> and be root without asking you first.
>>
>> --
>> Len Sorensen
>>     
>
>
> I was always under the impression that the 'su' command changed to
> that user in 'single user' mode, hence the 'su' command.
>   

No.  In single user mode, only one person can log in.  You would also 
likely have only a command line session available.  Normally, single 
user mode is only used to load a minimal system, that can be used to 
resolve problems.


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