Hi; to be root "su -" note the minus sign. Then "passwd" enter roots new password twice. Then when you need it just type it in. A lot of CD releases you have to "sudo" to do root stuff. e.g. "sudo fdisk -l" Mick M. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list