linuxgeek: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: (unknown)

--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
>
> You use root in Ubuntu using sudo. There is no separate root password or a
> root user. To use it, you use the command sudo before the operation such as
> 'sudo nautilus' will open the file manager as root or 'sudo apt-get update'
> to update your package list. You always use sudo before the command for
> anything requiring root access. You will only be asked for the password the
> first time, though. You can use 'sudo su' to switch to root and then not
> bother with sudo anymore (for that terminal session). You will get the
> traditional # to show you are root instead of the $ used in sudo.
>
> Let us know if the password problem continues. That can be fixed too.
>

sudo su?

Why not sudo -s?

sudo su sounds too much like a Phil Collins song for my tastes.