On 06/07/18 19:00, Jan Panteltje wrote:
> On a sunny day (Fri, 6 Jul 2018 18:24:33 +0100) it happened Peter Percival
>  wrote in :
>
>> Thank you.  Things are slowly becoming clearer!  I'd still like to know
>> root's password, even if I have no use for the root account.
>
> As root, (after using su) set the root password to anything you like by
typing:
> passwd
>
> that will ask you for a new password
>
> If you are well, I just changed the freaking pie into something useful by
editing
> /etc/password changing the entry for 'pi'
> #pi:x:1000:1000:,,,:/home/pi:/bin/bash
> pi:x:0:0:,,,:/root:/bin/bash
>
>
> Now pi has root permissions.
>
> I always say, you do not drive your car from the passenger seat !
>
> But then, if you want to hop over for steering all the time ..
>
> I remember Linus (from Linux) saying something along those lines too
> not so long ago.
> Way too much root fear, and silly warnings.
>
> OK you may wipe out your pie some day,
> that is why real men make backups, elsewhere say on a PC
>   dd if=/dev/sdb of=my_raspi_when_it_was_still_working_image.
>
> But is DOES require you to be aware what you type,
> and understand the system in depth.
> Same for driving.
> So whatever you think you can handle.
>
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> 
> blah blah bla
> 
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> obladi oblada?
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> Whatever
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The first thing I do on any new linux install is

$ sudo passwd root.

Then any time I need root for more than a single command

$ su -

and enter the root password.




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