whats my root password??

[jcer93705]

Weired, I installed some stuff, it ask me my password, i put my account password
but what is my root password that i never created? When i go console and I type
su it ask for my root, right but when i type my password that i use to login it doesn't
yet that same password does work in adept... WTF is going on here? Did i missed
something?

[lingenfr]

Re: whats my root password??

Yes you did. *buntu really doesn't use the root account. That is for your protection and the security of your system. *buntu uses the sudo and kdesudo commands. Sudo is for command line/non-gui commands and kdesu is to run KDE/graphical commands. The first time you run a sudo command it will ask for YOUR password. Not the root password, the password that you set up with your account. If you don't use sudo (for I think 15min) it will time out and you will have to enter your password again when you use it. Get used to it, it works pretty well and will keep you out of trouble.

[Rog131]

Re: whats my root password??

FAQ: Root Password
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3089088.0

- What is ...
- Official policy
- How to enable
- How to disable
- How to enable graphical root login

[datasoup]

Re: whats my root password??

That about covers it!

Here's the short answer

[amber123]

Re: whats my root password??

EVERYONES ROOT PASSWORD IS ROOT

[jcer93705]

Re: whats my root password??

EVERYONES ROOT PASSWORD IS ROOT

not exactly, root password is NOT root. But try above that should do the trick