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How to login to the root user in Ubuntu.

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The root account on a Linux machine is very powerful and allows access to the basic system functions. But on an Ubuntu system this account is locked. To unlock this account, type this command.

jason@ubuntu:~$ sudo su -
[sudo] password for jason: 
root@ubuntu:~#

Then enter this command to unlock the root account and set a password.

root@ubuntu:~# passwd root
Enter new UNIX password: 
Retype new UNIX password: 
passwd: password updated successfully

Now the root account is unlocked and you may login to the freshly enabled superuser account.

jason@ubuntu:~$ su
Password: 
root@ubuntu:/home/jason#

That is how easy it is to login to the root account on an Ubuntu system.


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