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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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