this is how far my RTFM'ing has gotten me. I have installed ubuntu server, i can connect via ssh and sudo install stuff, including webmin. (yay!), now my question, what is my root password? cause when logging to the server i used the .pem keys, when i sudo im not asked for a password, does the fact that i sudo without entering a password mean my root has no password? -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696
#passwd [new passwd] On 2/8/11, [Brainiac] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
this is how far my RTFM'ing has gotten me. I have installed ubuntu server, i can connect via ssh and sudo install stuff, including webmin. (yay!), now my question, what is my root password? cause when logging to the server i used the .pem keys, when i sudo im not asked for a password, does the fact that i sudo without entering a password mean my root has no password?
-- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*
~ Alex Carey ~
Tel No: 0x2af23696
already tried that, not working. created a new user and added them to sudoers, still in doubt whether my instance. On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Patrick Kariuki <patrick.kariuki@gmail.com>wrote:
#passwd [new passwd]
On 2/8/11, [Brainiac] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
this is how far my RTFM'ing has gotten me. I have installed ubuntu server, i can connect via ssh and sudo install stuff, including webmin. (yay!), now my question, what is my root password? cause when logging to the server i used the .pem keys, when i sudo im not asked for a password, does the fact that i sudo without entering a password mean my root has no password?
-- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*
~ Alex Carey ~
Tel No: 0x2af23696
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sudo su type in ur login password su -l passwd On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:56 AM, [Brainiac] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
already tried that, not working. created a new user and added them to sudoers, still in doubt whether my instance.
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Patrick Kariuki < patrick.kariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
#passwd [new passwd]
On 2/8/11, [Brainiac] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
this is how far my RTFM'ing has gotten me. I have installed ubuntu server, i can connect via ssh and sudo install stuff, including webmin. (yay!), now my question, what is my root password? cause when logging to the server i used the .pem keys, when i sudo im not asked for a password, does the fact that i sudo without entering a password mean my root has no password?
-- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*
~ Alex Carey ~
Tel No: 0x2af23696
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~ Alex Carey ~
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thanks chris. worked. On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Chris Mwirigi <mwirigic@gmail.com> wrote:
sudo su type in ur login password su -l passwd
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:56 AM, [Brainiac] <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:
already tried that, not working. created a new user and added them to sudoers, still in doubt whether my instance.
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Patrick Kariuki < patrick.kariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
#passwd [new passwd]
On 2/8/11, [Brainiac] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
this is how far my RTFM'ing has gotten me. I have installed ubuntu server, i can connect via ssh and sudo install stuff, including webmin. (yay!), now my question, what is my root password? cause when logging to the server i used the .pem keys, when i sudo im not asked for a password, does the fact that i sudo without entering a password mean my root has no password?
-- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*
~ Alex Carey ~
Tel No: 0x2af23696
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-- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*
~ Alex Carey ~
Tel No: 0x2af23696
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Why do you want the root password? On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 11:03 AM, [Brainiac] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
thanks chris. worked.
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Chris Mwirigi <mwirigic@gmail.com> wrote:
sudo su type in ur login password su -l passwd
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:56 AM, [Brainiac] <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:
already tried that, not working. created a new user and added them to sudoers, still in doubt whether my instance.
On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Patrick Kariuki < patrick.kariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
#passwd [new passwd]
On 2/8/11, [Brainiac] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
this is how far my RTFM'ing has gotten me. I have installed ubuntu server, i can connect via ssh and sudo install stuff, including webmin. (yay!), now my question, what is my root password? cause when logging to the server i used the .pem keys, when i sudo im not asked for a password, does the fact that i sudo without entering a password mean my root has no password?
-- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*
~ Alex Carey ~
Tel No: 0x2af23696
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-- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*
~ Alex Carey ~
Tel No: 0x2af23696
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-- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”*
~ Alex Carey ~
Tel No: 0x2af23696
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[Brainiac] -
Chris Mwirigi -
David Njuguna -
Patrick Kariuki