Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:54:57 -0400 From: "Michael Johnson" <ahze@ahze.net> To: "David Stanford" <dthomas53@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd001@freeode.co.uk, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Ubuntu stole my FreeBSD... Message-ID: <b2203fed0704160654h54de817bg3beb309a66dc0e93@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <f2c91f770704160616k6559ca96wbbacd3d4cfc5b49b@mail.gmail.com> References: <rlv223luf53et5ibag19dqdn9uhvr4en29@4ax.com> <f2c91f770704160616k6559ca96wbbacd3d4cfc5b49b@mail.gmail.com>
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On 4/16/07, David Stanford <dthomas53@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > you could always 'sudo su' > -David > -- > [root@fbsd ~]# fortune > Happiness is just an illusion, filled with sadness and confusion. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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