Comments on: Adjust Mythbuntu screen resolution http://jamesflores.net/blog/2010/03/adjust-mythbuntu-screen-resolution.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:07:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James Flores http://jamesflores.net/blog/2010/03/adjust-mythbuntu-screen-resolution.html/comment-page-1#comment-31391 James Flores Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:24:37 +0000 http://jamesflores.net/blog/?p=782#comment-31391 it's disabled but I assume the following: <blockquote> james@mythsrv:~$ sudo passwd root [sudo] password for james: Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully james@mythsrv:~$ su - root Password: root@mythsrv:~# echo "i win" i win root@mythsrv:~# logout james@mythsrv:~$ </blockquote> it’s disabled but I assume the following:

james@mythsrv:~$ sudo passwd root
[sudo] password for james:
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
james@mythsrv:~$ su – root
Password:
root@mythsrv:~# echo “i win”
i win
root@mythsrv:~# logout
james@mythsrv:~$

]]> By: Alan Blissett http://jamesflores.net/blog/2010/03/adjust-mythbuntu-screen-resolution.html/comment-page-1#comment-31390 Alan Blissett Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:19:57 +0000 http://jamesflores.net/blog/?p=782#comment-31390 root password is disabled in ubuntu by default.(security reasons) use "sudo su" instead of "su" if you want to became root.. :) You can then enter your mythbuntu admin password root password is disabled in ubuntu by default.(security reasons) use “sudo su” instead of “su” if you want to became root.. :)
You can then enter your mythbuntu admin password

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