Root Password

[Derick Centeno]

Hi Joey:

The root or superuser password is chosen when you are installing YDL.  
This is also the System Administrator password as it allows all kinds of 
changes within Linux -- such as wipe a hard disk, resurrect a hard disk, 
add a printer, etc.  Every password of this kind is different according 
to the need of the person doing the YDL installation.
 
To change the root password for your system you will have to recall the 
root password you have now.  Do the following:

$su
password:
#passwd root

Remember to choose a password you'll keep clearly in mind.
To change the user passwd you've chosen for when you choose to work 
within YDL as a user you can do the following after choosing a username:

#passwd moadeeb

As a matter of useful practice even if only one person owns the system, 
and therefore only one person is both user and System Administrator -- a 
user name or identity besides root is created to do normal stuff such as 
use paint or spreadsheet or other Linux applications.

It is also rather a good idea to name your system.  The generic name for 
a system is localhost, however as your skills increase and you start 
doing more sophisticated computer work within YDL leaving your system 
name as the same generic name which untold millions use is not the best 
strategy.

Rather  than pursue the details via this list, it may be quicker and 
more efficient to use these resources for further study:

   1. The Linux Documentation Project (http://www.tldp.org/) a great
      place to pick up the fundamentals.
   2. Using Linux System Administration: This book is a very reliable
      resource, at least for me.  You can get it from Amazon.com rather
      cheaply:
      http://www.amazon.com/Using-Linux-Administration-Special-Danesh/dp/0789723522/ref=sr_1_1/103-8891021-0197440?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179617286&sr=8-1

Good Luck...
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Joey wrote:
> Can someone please tell me what the default root password is?
>
> I can log in, but I can't do anything that requires a root password.
>
> I thought my root password was the same as my log in password.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> J.
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