Ubuntu root password

In all Unix systems, including Linux a Superuser is the system user who has all permissions to be able to perform administrative tasks.

How to login as root in linux without password

This can be the user but this user is diabled in Ubuntu for security reasons.

The Ubuntu way to perform admistrative tasks is to temporarily gain superuser privileges by putting the command (uper ser ) in front of another command that requires superuser powers:

Then you will be asked for your password (which is identical to your login password):

Note that you don't see anything in terminal while typing this passoword (not even asterixes).

Users that are allowed to be administrators on creation of their account are put on a list of to enable the system to look them up before granting administrative privileges with .

For further reading and alternative ways on how to become superuser or root see:

Please also note that you can seriously harm your system when running a bad command as superuser.

Sometimes you will not even be able to repair it. Therefore be careful what you do as superuser, and think