On Friday 20 March 2015 14:34:59 Gerhard Zintel wrote: > On Friday 20 March 2015, Gene Heskett wrote: > > password. But the only way to get rid of a root password is a bare > > metal reinstall. > > surely not. I don't know the answer by heart, but editing in > /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow, or other files for sure gives you the > possibility to get rid of the password. > > Here seems to be an answer to your question: > http://www.debianadmin.com/enable-and-disable-ubuntu-root-password.htm >l > > In short: > --- snip --- > If you want to disable root account in ubuntu you need to lock the > root account by using the following command > > $sudo passwd -l root > --- snip --- I just tried that, an unlike the last time, sudo still works. That could be precisely be the answer. > I've not tested it though > > Gerhard I just did test, but what that -l does is change the expiry time, so I've no clue atm how long it might still be good for. Thanks Gerhard. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>