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How to Login as a root user in Ubuntu 10.04

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 05:36 AM PDT

The following steps are very simple and especially for newbies who are completely new to Linux. By logging in as root user, you are making your operating system more vulnerable. Root user has all the administrator privileges so whenever you need to edit system files or configuration from within Gnome, you will feel the need to login to Ubuntu as a root user. There are 2 methods to login as a root user

Graphical Method (GUI Method)
Command Line Method (CLI Method)

Method 1: GUI Method

Following are the steps to be followed to login as a root user in GUI Mode,

Go to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
Type: sudo passwd root
Enter your password of the current user
When you see the prompt that says "Enter new UNIX password", enter the password you want for the root user and confirm it. [My suggestion is to assign its pswd as "root"]
Exit from the terminal. logout and then reboot and login back by typing Username: root Password: root
Type exit to exit the terminal

Screenshot ijeyanthan@ubuntu 600x394 How to Login as a root user in Ubuntu 10.04

Restart Ubuntu and wait for the login screen to appear
Click other.. and type User name : root and Password : root

This should work fine and you are done.!

Method 2: CLI Mode

Following are the steps to be followed to login as a root user in CLI Mode,

Go to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal
Type sudo su (Meaning: superuserdo superuser)
Now you are into root dircetory, You may modify whatever you wish from here if you are familiar with commands.
NOTE: You can also login into other Users from root directory via terminal window by typing the following command login username and Password of the corresponding User you wish to login.
Use the above method with Caution.Read this post for assistance https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo