no root account ubuntu?

[Mr Chris Aitken]

Sadiq S wrote:
> sudo -i works as well.
>   
I read the man page entry for that switch and it's over my head. But, 
yeah, it switched user to root.

Chris

> Sadiq S
>
> On Jul 30, 2010, at 6:13 PM, ijaaz-UwkSZrAjFfdkDLQDXwjzI9BPR1lH4CV8 at public.gmane.org wrote:
>
>   
>> Couldn't you:
>> Sudo su -
>> Passwd 
>>
>> And then log in as root?
>>
>> ------Original Message------
>> From: James Knott
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>> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: no root account ubuntu?
>> Sent: Jul 30, 2010 6:10 PM
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>> Gary Layng wrote:
>>     
>>> I must be a little old-fashioned, or just a little old-fashioned paranoid.  I
>>> prefer having a Root password, notably different from my ordinary user
>>> password.
>>>
>>>       
>> What you can do, is set up an "admin" account as the first one and then 
>> whatever user accounts you wish.
>>
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