root password

[dlw]

When installing Ubuntu I entered a password.
Whenever prompted for this password it works.
However, when I enter 'su' then the password, it does not work.
Went into rescue mode and did 'passwd' entered the password twice and got a 'token' error. Tried a few different passwords with the same result.

Any help appreciated.

dlw

[uhgreen]

sudo su
then enter user password.

Should work.

[sisco311]

By default, the root account password is locked. Use sudo instead of su.

Please check out community/RootSudo

[Karlchen]

Hello, dlw.

This article explains everything you might wish to know about root account and root password on Ubuntu: RootSudo (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo)

Kind regards,
Karl

[Abhinav Kumar]

+1 for posts of sisco311 and Karlchen:)
A good explaination is also available at here (http://www.howtogeek.com/111479/htg-explains-whats-the-difference-between-sudo-su/)

[dlw]

Got it!!!
Thank you.

dlw