Comments on: How to Enable and Disable Root Login in Ubuntu

By: Mohd Sarfarazuddin

Mohd Sarfarazuddin — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 07:18:43 +0000

In reply to arun.

Same here please guide me how to login with root account in GUI

By: Samuel Fullman

Samuel Fullman — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 13:29:31 +0000

I recommend you DO NOT expire the root password! This is not the best way to do it, since normally when you do `useradd sudo` and they then log in and type `su` to go to superuser, it's going to ask for a password. Guess what password that will be? :) Instead, go into /etc/ssh/sshd_conf and change the value to `PermitRootLogin no`. If you want to only use key login, generate a key for your intended super user and then in that same file also set `PasswordAuthentication no` but be careful, obviously make sure your intended super user can escalate to root first.

By: Ruben Engelage

Ruben Engelage — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:13:30 +0000

Help I already had an login but just wanted to remove root access but now i rebooted and can’t login i just used the basic login that i got from the start username root password too now when i login it says incorrect password please help

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 08:03:34 +0000

In reply to arun. @Arun, To login Ubuntu directly as root user, follow below instructions. Go to System -> Administration -> Login window -> Security tab, click on the check box “Allow local system administrator” and reboot the system and login directly using root user.

By: arun

arun — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 08:42:26 +0000

Hi Ravi,

The above tip worked, but i want to activate root account in Ubuntu to login through login window. I am using Ubuntu 14.04.

Please guide me on this..