31 Dec
2009
31 Dec
'09
1:05 p.m.
Tim Green wrote:
2009/12/30 MJ Ray mjr@phonecoop.coop:
You could try the command "su -" (without the quotes).
... but only if you know the root password.
By default on friendly Ubuntu type installs root doesn't have a valid password (so all those bots out there hammering on one's ssh door will never get in).
Sorry, I thought the OP had commented that disabling remote root logins over ssh had prevented access, so I assumed that a root password had been set, but it seems that a usermod goof was the more likely cause.
Apologies for my confusion,
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