fast answer: passwd root
longer answer: su passwd even longer answer: "su" is the name of the program that stands for "Swap User" . You can use it to swap your current user to whatever other user that is defined on your system (check "man su"). The SuperUser on a Unix system is named "root" . Yeah, the most initial part of the filesystem is, too. Note you can create as many superusers on your system as you do want, by adding users with UID=0 in your passwd database. But that's probably something you would want to do for 2 reasons only: 1. Changing the default shell of your "interactive" superuser sessions without interfering with programs which want a special "standard" shell as the root's shell 2. Having a rescue superuser account at hand in case of problems with the first one. HTH Oliver Schoenknecht wrote: > Hey everyone, > > although this questions seems to be quite dumb : How may I > change the password of the Super User (su) under Linux ? > > --- > Mit freundlichem Gruss [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Oliver Schoenknecht Join us at http://www.kapa.de > > KOSTENLOS! Online-Auktion bei KAPA! > Teilnahme unter: http://www.flohmarkt.kapa.de > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Thierry Michalowski / Edipresse Publications S.A \\\' , / // Informatique de Production \\\// _/ //' 33,av. de la gare \_-//' / //' 1001 LAUSANNE SUISSE \ /// //' phone: +41 21 349 46 26 / >> \\\` mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] /,)-^>> _\` (/ \\ / \\\ "Unix is user-friendly... // //\\\ It is just selective about who its friends are" ((` ============================================================================ This message has been checked with GRIMEsweeper which has detected a virus embedded in this plain text message. You should now delete your entire hard drive and rinse your eyes with soapy water to ensure it doesn't spread.
