[Techtalk] Root access on Ubuntu

[Jennifer]

Once you are logged in as yourself, open up a terminal
(Applications>Accessories>Terminal) and then
sudo bash
put in your user password.

Since it was the account created when you installed you should be able to
sudo to get a bash shell or sudo to run stuff, edit stuff, etc.

So now you have a root shell and you can just open /etc/hosts with your
editor of choice.
I'm a vim chic, so vim /etc/hosts

(I just realized this was to techtalk so you probably know at least 1/2 the
stuff I posted above...o well overkill is ok :)

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Anne Wainwright
<anotheranne at fables.co.za>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Am taking the plunge to upgrade my laptop. So far I have loaded ubuntu onto
> a desktop to play with.
>
> Now unless I missed something during the install I don't see that I got
> also access to a root account. I can't log in as 'root' - my
> _always_used-root-password doesn't work nor do any reasonable guesses (like
> 'ubuntu', 'shuttleworth', 'password' etc)
>
> But I want to edit the /etc/hosts and add in the other network machines and
> ip addresses (my network is hard numbered, no dhcp because can't get it to
> go on old debian potatoe m/c)
>
> Have I fouled up somewhere, or is there a password that I am supposed to
> know?
>
> thanks
> Anne
>
> PS. Compliments of the season to you all whatever your name, race, creed,
> or gender. I see that Hannukah starts tonight.
>
> --
> so much to do, so little time :(
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