problem in accessing root account

[phani000]

Hello guys,


In the installation process of ubuntu i have set my account type to (/) instead of root can i change it now , if possible send me some tutorials how to do that or any other suggiestions please

[Ranko Kohime]

Hello guys,


In the installation process of ubuntu i have set my account type to (/) instead of root can i change it now , if possible send me some tutorials how to do that or any other suggiestions please

My understanding is that (/) is root.

[barry.yarl]

Hello guys,


In the installation process of ubuntu i have set my account type to (/) instead of root can i change it now , if possible send me some tutorials how to do that or any other suggiestions please

did u mean username as / or the ext4 filesystem to /

[lisati]

did u mean username as / or the ext4 filesystem to /

I'm finding myself asking the same question: "root" can mean different things in different contexts: I think the OP is referring to the file system.

By default the "root" user is disabled in Ubuntu.