In this Linux in a Minute video you will learn how to login as root in Linux - Ubuntu. The root user is unable to login by default in Ubuntu Linux. This video will show you how to work around that for temporary root access, as well as show you how to reset the root user's password so that you can use it on a permanent basis.
Commands used in this video include:
To execute as shell and temporarily act as root:
sudo -s
To reset password for root user:
sudo passwd root
To login as root after password is set:
su root
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