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Re: [Sheflug] Kubuntu/Ubuntu Edgy Eft 6.10 Spampd

On Friday 26 Jan 2007, Dean Sas wrote:

> Ubuntu doesn't have a root password set, preferring instead to use sudo.

Yes, I'd gathered that much.

> To set a root password run "sudo passwd root" and choose whatever you
> want the root password to be. To go back to the Ubuntu way of doing
> things run sudo passwd -l root

Just what I needed - thanks!

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Rgds
Peter

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