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FinnigannTrying to sort out ROOT password problem. I cannot get sudo to recognize the password. I use Ubuntu 12. It came with a ROOT terminal. I have changed my password (to be sure I am using the right word). No joy. Suggestions?02:04
wilee-nileeFinnigann, there is no root password only the user password to access superuser admin tasks.02:05
wilee-nileehttps://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo02:09
holstein!sudo02:28
ubot93sudo is a command to run command-line programs with superuser privileges ("root") (also see !cli). Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo for more information. For graphical applications see !gksu (GNOME, Xfce), or !kdesudo (KDE). If you're unable to execute commands with sudo see: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/fixsudo02:28
holstein!root02:28
ubot93Do not try to guess the root password, that is impossible. Instead, realise the truth... there is no root password. Then you will see that it is 'sudo' that grants you access and not the root password. Look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo02:28
duanedesignyeah root account is disabled bt default in ubuntu03:40
duanedesignFinnigann: if your user password is not working with sudo you may need to try soething like this http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword03:42
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Linus1Hi, can someone know about u1sync ?09:14
Linus1it was gone in ubuntuone-client-4.2.009:14
Linus1https://launchpad.net/u1sync  , i got it from here.09:16
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INVADERSmustDIEI have ubuntu on dual boot. If i upgrade to the latest version from update manager will this fuckup all partition etc?13:41
collinok I'm installing ubuntu server and somehow my tmp file got deleted...it is supposed to have a tmp file right??15:44
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INVADERSmustDIEis there anyone here that can help me understanding basic files and directory commands through terminals in pm?19:20
geirhaINVADERSmustDIE: Why PM? Anyway, I'd start off learning bash first. In which case you want to read http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide19:30
INVADERSmustDIEthanks geirha19:31
INVADERSmustDIEwell pm usually because it saves my convo in one window without interferring quit and join messages and i can scroll up and i dont get lost19:31
INVADERSmustDIEits usefull for people with ADD /ADHD like symptoms19:31
INVADERSmustDIEI dont know why people dislike query19:32
geirhaWell, the person you query with could be teaching you bad stuff, which likely would've been corrected in a channel19:32
INVADERSmustDIEtouche19:33
INVADERSmustDIEgood point19:33
INVADERSmustDIEwhen its not an active channel like this im okay heh19:33
geirha:)19:33
INVADERSmustDIEbut other channels its like there would be 10 people talking between each line and you have to highlight the person everytime19:33
INVADERSmustDIEits awful heh19:33
geirhaAnyway, I'm fairly experienced with bash, the standard UNIX commands and Ubuntu and linux in general, so you can ask away19:36
INVADERSmustDIEheh thanks. well mymain goal was done . I should read linux for dummies. i downloaded it19:38
INVADERSmustDIEIt was for basic cd ~ ls commands that i was reading about https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/basic-commands/C/files-directories-commands.html and https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal19:39
geirhaKeep one thing in mind though, most tutorials, guides and examples regarding shell scripts on the net are crap19:40
INVADERSmustDIEI was trying to move an application i installed from the .kde folder to the main home folder. but then another fellow warned me that that would disrupt the application exectution19:40
INVADERSmustDIEyeah geirha  i always like human assistance while im learning on my laptop just cause i dont feel like ending with the blue screen of death or in this case screwing up my whole ubuntu19:41
INVADERSmustDIEI ask before i run terminal commands heh. I have 0 self confidence in coding19:41
geirhaThat's a good idea; it's easy to hose your system in a terminal :)19:42
geirhaby accident or otherwise19:42
INVADERSmustDIEyeah hopefuly by end of summer ill be a linux pro19:43
geirhaIf you want to read the BashHuide off-line/on paper, I regularly generate a pdf of it:  http://folk.ntnu.no/geirha/bashguide.pdf19:45
INVADERSmustDIEoh thanks geirha19:53
INVADERSmustDIEdownloading19:53
INVADERSmustDIEgeirha, do you know javascript?19:53
geirhaNot really19:58
INVADERSmustDIEaww okay C: thanks anyways!20:00

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