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Tummala Dhanvi
Asked: 2014-07-31 08:00:06 +0800 CST

Re-disabling the root account

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In ubuntu by default the su (root) password is not not set. I have set it by using the sudo passwd (see link). But I didn't like it. Can I go back to my original state.

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    The root account in Ubuntu is defaultly disabled. When you enabled the root account (set a password for it) then you can disble it easy by the following command:

    sudo passwd -dl root
    • -d means to delete the password (make it empty)
    • -l means lock the password of the account
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