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Newbee to Ubuntu.
I've just installed Ubuntu 14.04.
How do I log in as root? Alternatively, when performing su, what's the default root password? Thanks in advance.

user313517
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  • here in ubuntu su can is been replaced by sudo which will automatically deroot you after closing the terminal – agha rehan abbas Aug 08 '14 at 02:28
  • Assuming your goal is to run commands as root (not specifically to log in or su as root), you should [use `sudo`, as explained in this guide](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo). So this may be a duplicate of [How do I run a command as root?](http://askubuntu.com/q/371027) ([the answer](http://askubuntu.com/a/371030)) or [How to become root?](http://askubuntu.com/q/140361). See also [What are the benefits of sudo over su?](http://askubuntu.com/q/135428), [this general question](http://askubuntu.com/q/245201), and [this one about running GUI apps as root](http://askubuntu.com/q/270006). – Eliah Kagan Aug 08 '14 at 02:56

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root, as a user, has a disabled password for your protection. To run a program as root, use either sudo or gksudo, if the program is terminal based or graphic based. For example, to edit your rc.local file, you would open a terminal and type gksudo nano /etc/rc.local

The password for performing items with the root permissions is the same password you logged on with.

There are methods for enabling "root" as a user - if you have a need for this, you will find the appropriate links.

Charles Green
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