sudo passwd root
it will ask you to set the UNIX password when u do it for the first time..( which is the root password)...
once u do this theh terminal prompt will show
root@<username>... and u will have root access
this works on ubuntu
regards
Rahul
On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Sharanagouda Biradar <sharanrbiradar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
hi everyonepls can anyone tell me how to log in as root in linux (i am using ubuntu 8.1 OS ) even though i am the only user in the OS the system is not giving the admin previliges..m also using windows vista along side(multi boot) ,also can any one pls tell me how to download kernel 2.6.9-42 source code and build it ? any good links are appriciated
--Regards
sharan
