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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>
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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.
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