Comments on BSD/Linux Tutorial Zone: How to login as root on Ubuntu

"sudo su - " grants root access on Ubunt...

2011-09-20T06:08:17.485+08:00

"sudo su - " grants root access on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.

Is that a better security? I hope the folks at Ubuntu drop their foolish security scheme and return to the old ways, until something better is set up.

there is a user root off course, but this user is ...

2011-08-28T02:36:04.880+08:00

there is a user root off course, but this user is not visible in the gui of 10.04. so I cannot switch to that user

it still works, you can skip "1. Select Logi...

2011-05-01T22:51:34.773+08:00

it still works, you can skip
"1. Select Login Window option System --> Administration --> Login Window"
and
"2. Please click this option --Allow local system administrator login"

instead just switch user and login with
username: root
password: the one you entered earlier

You're instructions don't work for Ubuntu ...

2011-02-24T10:32:39.076+08:00

You're instructions don't work for Ubuntu 10.10. There's no Login Window, just a Login Screen. This doesn't have an "Allow local system administrator login" option.

I have a user account I use for what not when I...

2009-12-23T10:17:41.650+08:00

I have a user account I use for what not when I'm just using the computer, and then I have a root account if I'm going to be spending a lot of time adjusting things overall for any user account on the machine. It's faster and painless and I can log in and out as I need to. I don't use it often, but when I do it's much easier.

- Nate

As a Unix Admin from years back, this idea of '...

2009-11-13T04:25:01.730+08:00

As a Unix Admin from years back, this idea of 'su is the best approach' is bogus. Ot are all of you former M$ clones so fearful that you know of no other way?

Logging in as root is necessary, expecially if you are doing long and labor-intenseive fixes/upgrades.

as far as using sudo su and entering a root prompt...

2009-11-11T22:03:17.838+08:00

as far as using sudo su and entering a root prompt, that is fine, and i'd prefer using that. but this GUI way is great for people who are moving from windows or macintosh were everything they probably did was GUI, i never heard of a mac owner using command prompt (what a shame) and some of the more advanced windows users (like me) use it all the time. but trying to get open source more

Root login is required to download virus signature...

2009-10-30T02:24:54.462+08:00

Root login is required to download virus signatures for the clamtk virus scanner. Not allowing root login on ubuntu leaves us without a user friendly means of virus protection.
meangenegjco

Yeah sure Sudo su- is nice and all but FFS I am us...

2009-09-26T05:56:23.988+08:00

Yeah sure Sudo su- is nice and all but FFS I am using 2 screens with an NVIDIA Card and to make sure both come up automatically I have to run Xserver in root and its WAAAAAAAAAAY easyer to log in as root to do so than to go through a command line and it pisses me off that ubuntu doesnt give the right to a local admin from start, Im sorry but thats just stupid... "Oh but what if you install

Actually, I know these commands and I just summari...

2009-09-26T00:33:44.875+08:00

Actually, I know these commands and I just summarized how to do it to help who need it.

try sudo su -

2009-09-25T23:17:56.807+08:00

try

sudo su -

I wouldn't recommend login as root, there are ...

2009-09-25T21:44:26.142+08:00

I wouldn't recommend login as root, there are more viable options like:
- Alt + F2: gksudo nautilus (this gives you a root filemanager from which you can launch any program as root)
- from the terminal: sudo su - (this will lead to a root console).

Both will last until you close them, so I really don't see the point of logging in as root.
My 2c of course :-)