[olug] Ubuntu, cant su root

[Jay Swackhamer]

On ubuntu, by default, you wouldnt su to root, you would do

sudo su -

then your username's password.

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Quoting "Charles.Bird" <charles.bird at powerdnn.com>:

> I installed the latest ubuntu server for a client realllllly late last
> night, and the passwd for root is not working!
> *bites keyboard*
>
> and i screwed or what? anything i can do? I do know that i defined the
> passwd for root, and I documented it at the time as well.
>
>
> Charles "Zombie" Bird
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