hi everyone
I have been using ubuntu for a while and I have recently switched to ubuntu 11.10
well I can't find the root terminal also su command always gives me authorization failure and I don't know why . So any help??
Thanks in advance
alaa sam
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Jump to PostPersonally I use
sudo
on the command line for most administrative tasks on my Debian/Ubuntu based installs. Except if I have a lot to do, in which case I'll switch to root usingsudo su
.You can open a root terminal using the command
gksudo gnome-terminal
In older …
Jump to PostSupposing you have sudo abilities, just open the terminal you are most used to and enter
sudo bash
. Root shell session. Feel free to substitutebash
with your favorite shell, of course.
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