By default the root login is disabled by ubuntu and all other debian based distro’s of Linux. bypassing it is possible but it is highly discouraged by Ubuntu creators! so the tool which is available for you is “sudo” which launches your commands as root! but what if you want to get into root shell! It’s easy as typing “sudo –s” ! just type it, enter your root password and that’s it! you are now officially root!
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