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lensman3 · 07-25-2008, 02:51 PM

The Ubuntu distributions remove the root password and all the root prevledges are now granted through sudo. (This is the same method that OS X uses). So to add the root "su" method back just:

"sudo passwd root". Remove the quotes and the password program will prompt you for the new password twice.

I agree with shuuhen that chmod'ing the file permissions is risky. It is a good way for a hacker to replace a program with a virus or a suid program. But "iconomorphic" seemed disgruntled with the existing security.

07-25-2008, 02:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 470 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: ?SELinux Q&A after reading FAQ? The Ubuntu distributions remove the root password and all the root prevledges are now granted through sudo. (This is the same method that OS X uses). So to add the root "su" method back just: "sudo passwd root". Remove the quotes and the password program will prompt you for the new password twice. I agree with shuuhen that chmod'ing the file permissions is risky. It is a good way for a hacker to replace a program with a virus or a suid program. But "iconomorphic" seemed disgruntled with the existing security.