I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin), 64 bit. Nowhere was I asked to set password for root.
I just installed AccuRev SCM software. It was installed under the /root folder by default. Now I try do something on that folder. I tried with su to switch to root, but I don't know its password.
Should I always use sudo or get the default root password, if any?
How do I create a launcher for software installed inside the /root directory?
I would like to enable the root account on my Ubuntu installation.
I realize the security implications of this.
I've often come across posts on forums or other websites where you see people joking in such a manner about running/logging in as root as if it's something awful and everyone ought to know about it. However, there isn't much that a search reveals on the matter.
It may be widely known to Linux experts, but I really don't know why. I remember always running as root when I first tried Linux years ago (Redhat and Mandrake) and don't remember running into any problems because of that.
There are actually some distros that have a bright red background with alert signs all over it as wallpaper for the root user (SuSe?). I still use the "Administrator" account for regular use on my Windows installation and haven't ever run into any problems there either.
I'm writing a simple bash script, but I need it to check whether it's being run as root or not. I know there's probably a very simple way to do that, but I have no idea how.
Just to be clear:
What's a simple way to write a script foo.sh, so that the command ./foo.sh outputs 0, and the command sudo ./foo.sh outputs 1?
I've been using gksudo nautilus and sudo nautilus through Alt+F2.
What's the difference? They look very similar!