Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:16:45 -0400 From: "David Stanford" <dthomas53@gmail.com> To: freebsd001@freeode.co.uk Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ubuntu stole my FreeBSD... Message-ID: <f2c91f770704160616k6559ca96wbbacd3d4cfc5b49b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <rlv223luf53et5ibag19dqdn9uhvr4en29@4ax.com> References: <rlv223luf53et5ibag19dqdn9uhvr4en29@4ax.com>
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On 4/14/07, John Murphy <freebsd001@freeode.co.uk> wrote: > The installation was successful, but it seems odd to not have a root > user. The root user is there, it's just somewhat "hidden". I personally hate having to type sudo for every command requiring root privileges, so I always just set the root password and then su into root: # sudo passwd root <enter new pass> # su - root -David -- [root@fbsd ~]# fortune Happiness is just an illusion, filled with sadness and confusion.
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