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How do I get a Superuser password?

Asked by Lin0rez

when I type:
james@james-laptop:~$ dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege
james@james-laptop:~$ su
Password:
su: Authentication failure
james@james-laptop:~$

I am the only user and my administrator password doesn't work? How do I become a super user?

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Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : 		#1

You can't use 'su' to login as root, use 'sudo command' to run command as root or 'sudo -i' to start root terminal.

More about root account in Ubuntu -- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

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Best Shane Fagan (shanepatrickfagan) said : 		#2

you can login as root with
sudo su

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Lin0rez (vilgosjr) said : 		#3

Thanks worked great

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Martin Kaufmann (martin.kaufmann) said : 		#4

you can also make a root-password by typing: sudo passwd (this will prompt you for giving a new UNIX-Password). After you set the new Password you can use su to change to the Root-Account

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Lin0rez (vilgosjr) said : 		#5

Thanks to all who assisted me.

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Stan Wojnowski (wojowhiskey) said : 		#6

Thank you.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#7

The usual and strong suggested way to get temporary root access is to use the "sudo" command:

sudo dpkg --configure -a