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Enable Root Login in Ubuntu and Set Password

Article Enable Root Login and Set Password in Ubuntu or Add a User then Grant Root Privileges using sudo passwd -u root command

1. What is Root Acount on Linux Ubuntu
   1. Why Enable Root Login in Ubuntu and Set Password
   2. How to Enable Root Login in Ubuntu and Set Password
   3. Recomendation Enable Root Login in Ubuntu and Set Password

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1. What is Root Acount on Linux Ubuntu

   Root is built-in account on linux or unix operationg system that have administrator priviliges for all system, files and folder. Root or often called as superuser (in Unix or Linux OS) or Administrator (in Windows OS)
   

   1. Why Enable Root Login in Ubuntu and Set Password

      Root is Built-in account on Linux Ubuntu and have highest access to all system and file on your ubuntu machine. So, you need to enable root for future purpose, lets say you need to instal squid proxy server then you need root privileges for instal squid proxy on your ubuntu machine

   2. How to Enable Root Login in Ubuntu and Set Password

      If you plan to Enable Root Login in Ubuntu then you need to reset your root password for more secure since root privileges is very high on your ubuntu machine, below step by step on How to Enable Root Login in Ubuntu and Set Password :
      
      
      • Run "sudo passwd -u root" command, this command will enable your root account
      • When prompt for password, enter your personal password
      • Then resetting password by "sudo passwd root" commannd
        

   3. Recomendation Enable Root Login in Ubuntu and Set Password

      Since we do as IT Infrastructure that responsible for whole system running at your Infrastructure, i think you need to enable root for IT Infrastructure dependencies :
      
      
      • Monitoring
        You need root access right for monitoring whole of your ubuntu system running
      • Availability
        Always check your ubuntu machine availability must up and you need root access right too
      • Security
        This is very important IT Infrastructure dependencies, you must confirm that your ubuntu server secure

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