Two different "root" passwords?

[maxqnz]

I modified the root user's password, to make it different from my default user's password, and now I find that KDE SU still wants the old one, while Konsole accepts the new one. What the hell have I done?

[Rog131]

Re: Two different "root" passwords?

How did you do that ?

How to set/change/enable root user password
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:F..._user_password

sudo passwd root

Kubuntu FAQ
http://www.kubuntu.org/faq.php

What is the default root password?

There is no root password set as default. If KDE needs administrator privileges you should use your user password instead.

and more

RootSudo
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

[Detonate]

Re: Two different "root" passwords?

You don't have two "root" passwords. You have a "root" password and your user password. You have admin privileges and can assume limited root privileges for a specific operation as a super user with your user password. Thats how it works in *buntu. No need to be "root" with total root privileges in this OS except on very rare occasions. I've been running Kubuntu for many months now without ever being root. Not once. If you want to change your password to match the root password you earlier established you can do that. By default, the first user (you) that was established was automatically added to the admin group with sudo privileges. Subsequent users are not automatically added but can be given privileges by adding them to the group. Of course, only the original user or root can do that.

When you open the console, do not open a root console, but open a regular console and preface the command you wish to run with "sudo" if the command requires root privileges. Then enter your user password. If you are running a command to open a GUI program, preface it with kdesu, then enter your user password.