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62 questions linked to/from How to enable root login?
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Login as root on ubuntu desktop [duplicate]
How do we turn on root desktop login?
I set the root password then modified /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
[Security]
AllowRoot=true
This is not giving me the option of the root at login screen, neither it ...
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How to disable all permissions and sudo password requirements? [duplicate]
I don't want it to ever complain about permissions or ask for sudo password ever again. Is there any way to do this?
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How to make everything run as root in ubuntu? [duplicate]
I have setup a virtual machine for compiling software for linux which I develop on Windows.
I setup to automount a windows folder, run compilation scripts and then just shutdown. The machine isn't ...
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How to Enable Root Login on Ubuntu 17.04 [duplicate]
Can anyone please guide me on how to enable root login in Ubuntu 17.04?
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Log into root directly [duplicate]
Quite a while back i'd worked briefly on Red Hat, and it had this option of booting into root directly, and not using the su command to change your access. I know that by default the root account is ...
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how to activate root user [duplicate]
I'd prefer to use root user as my default user instead of writing sudo command to get temporary root access.
is the root user disabled by default ?
how can i start using root user?
what are the costs/...
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Login as root on startup login prompt [duplicate]
I need to use the root account - i.e. log on as root from the start.
I'm not interested in sudo or getting temporary root privileges.
And with the greatest of respect- please no warnings about root ...
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How to reboot Ubuntu and use root [duplicate]
Am pretty new to Linux.I could not set an root user account when I started my Dell laptop which came with Ubuntu. How do I reboot the same to set root. Kindly guide me. Thanks in advance.
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How to enable root account Ubuntu 14.0.4 permanent [duplicate]
I am working under ubuntu 14.0.4. I have an application which I did in c++. This computer in which I am working is going to be use only for execute this applications, nothing else, no internet, no ...
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How can I make my main user an administrator, just like in Windows XP? [duplicate]
How can I make my main user which I log into, an administrator just like in Windows XP?
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Logging in as root [duplicate]
Newbee to Ubuntu.
I've just installed Ubuntu 14.04.
How do I log in as root? Alternatively, when performing su, what's the default root password?
Thanks in advance.
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Newbie wants to know what is a Root administrator password? [duplicate]
I trying to load the driver for the Lexmark printer which was downloaded form their site. I get to a point where Ubuntu 12.04 asks for the root administrator password. I don't recall putting one in ...
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Not able to login through root user [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS . During installation on my Windows PC using VMWARE Player, it asked a username and I provided one. But now after successful installation, I also want to login as the ...
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Root on Ubuntu Server 19.04 [duplicate]
my question about Ubuntu Server 19.04 is that my root isn't activating.
I did anything I could find.
Problem is when I want to login on my Server with Root it pops-up "Access denied".
Also when I ...
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Creating exact root user in ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
How can I create an user which will act same as root.
When I login, it should go to # shell instead of $.
There must be no need to apply sudo before any command.
When I connect through Graphical ssh ...
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