-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 07/07/11 19:30, bod...@googlemail.com wrote: > Getting into a root terminal is easy, just alt+F1 then login > (assuming you have set a password for root)
You don't need to set a root password. You can just do: me@mycomputer:~$ sudo -s [sudo] password for me: <enter user password> root@mycomputer:~# That works from a Gnome Terminal, or a TTY. JT - -- - ---------------------------------------+-------------------------------- James Tait, BSc | xmpp:jayte...@wyrddreams.org Programmer and Free Software advocate | Tel: +44 (0)870 490 2407 - ---------------------------------------+-------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk4WNukACgkQyDo4xMNTLia9uQCgtpB1UTNqaotVURGwqTsOtNI+ UlUAoIsdALfbaIFIDEUJRSrZa3Ww43Na =TP17 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
