Password question.

[Bruce Marshall]

On Monday 24 November 2008, Steven Vollom wrote:
> Hi Bruce,
>
> Just me again.  I just reread this post.  If I take your suggestion, and
> create the Root Shell, will it adopt my current administrator password,
> (em).  If I then change my login password to that awful 37 one, will
> that automatically change my root shell password to that awful one or
> will it remain, em like I want?  Have you ever run into such a dense
> head as mine?  Thanks again, friend.

To do what I suggested, you need (or should) set a root password of your 
choice.


sudo passwd root
<enter your gawdawful password for sudo>
<enter new password for root>
<enter same root password again>

You now have a root password.


(I have outlined this procedure befoire)