Cannot run su

[Spectrum]

Hello. I am a fairly new Kubuntu user running a fresh installation of Kubuntu 10.10.

I have this problem: I cannot run "su". It does not accept my password. I am certain that I was NOT asked to specify a separate root password during installation. So maybe I am an idiot, but what password am I supposed to use to run "su"?

(I can run "sudo" fine enough because it just uses my account password.)

[wizard10000]

Re: Cannot run su

Root logins are disabled by default in *buntu. If you want a persistent root shell maybe trying

sudo -i

will work for you.

Hope this helps -

[Spectrum]

Re: Cannot run su

Root logins are disabled by default in *buntu. If you want a persistent root shell maybe trying

sudo -i

will work for you.

Hope this helps -

That helps. Thanks for the reply.

[claydoh]

Re: Cannot run su

and more information on sudo

[oshunluvr]

Re: Cannot run su

This has been discussed on dozens of posts here, but basically some distros enable "su" by default and some don't. Ubuntu and variants don't. You can enable is you desire, although it is not recommended by most of us.

[tnorris]

Re: Cannot run su

You can also do:

sudo su -

But as others have mentioned, it's probably better just to stick with sudo unless you have a good reason to run a root shell.