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Questions tagged [root]

For questions pertaining to root access.

root is the user with the highest and most complete level of system access on Linux systems. Some systems disable the root account and provide root-like access via the command sudo.

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How to login as root remotely?

I am trying to login to the raspberrypi as root user via winscp, but it only says "Access denied", same thing for trying to login directly as root on ssh. I have tried loging in as pi and doing sudo passwd root, which results in the console output…
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Raspbian root default password

I tried to modify the sudoers file on Raspbian /etc/sudoers, and it looks like I made a mistake, as I'm unable to modify it again. I am also unable to call any command that requires sudo permissions. So I have done some research and I found a…
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How do I start up in safemode?

After attempting setting up Raspberry Pi bluetooth to be bluetooth receiver for stereo, now whenever I start it up I can't SSH at all, I can't use the desktop at all or CTRL+ALT+Fnumber key to get to a terminal. I tried startx=0 in config with shift…
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How to change user pi sudo permissions; how to add other accounts with different permissions?

Since I occasionally use my Pi over SSH, I have learned that it is dangerous to allow SSH to access sudo commands. Thus, I plan to turn off this permission in the near future. But, when I install packages I usually have to reboot. Currently, this is…
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Root file browser for raspbian jessie

Is there any way to open root file browser in raspbian (like gksudo nautilus in ubuntu)?
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Strange problem on startup - cannot open access to console

Rpi 3 Model B, 16gb SD, all configured well and working fine until yesterday sometime, when rebooting, I now have to press "enter" to continue due to: "Cannot open access to console, the root account is locked." This is news to me, and pressing…
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Can the raspberry boot to an LVM root partition?

Before I start, I will say I have posted this on the Rpi forum as well. I don't normally cross-post but, having tried there and got nothing, I've come to my preferred knowledge centre. I'm just looking into orgainsing a Pi with a big disk and plan…
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Edit root files from SD card?

So my RPI is working great and is running it's OS from the SD card. A lot of the time when I'm programming I don't have an internet connection. I can't make a direct connection to my mac cause it's a Macbook Air and it doesn't have Ethernet. So what…
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Automatically run a program as root for GPIO?

I have a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian that I want to auto-login and then automatically run a program that uses the GPIO as root. I have auto-login working as per this website. What is the best way to run a program that needs GPIO? Is it adding the…
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How to Disable root account Direct Login after adding a password?

I was trying to use sudo to change the default account name, but it didn't work. So, I added a password to the root account and logged in as root. By default, you can't login to root through the login screen, adding a password to it allowed this. It…
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Login automatically as root at startup

Is there a way to auto login as root at startup with Raspbian Jessie like there are auto login for user pi?
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Make VNC login as User Pi rather than ROOT

How can I make VNC on Raspbian run as User Pi rather than Root? I have tried to follow a few "simple" instructions on the internet but none of them give me any working results, and I eventually ended up breaking my VNC on my Raspberry Pi 2.
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How can I connect to the SFTP server with sudo via WinSCP?

I want to use WinSCP to connect to the Raspberry Pi standard SFTP server. I also need to have root access. How can I do this without logging in as root (using sudo)?
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Expanding size of the root / using external HDD

I bought Raspberry Pi and got it up and running. I also happened to have an external HDD which I then mounted to the Raspberry Pi. The mount can be accessed in the /mnt folder. I have SD card in the Raspberry Pi which contains the Raspbian…
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Boot from USB Connected SSD

It seems that existing guides of how to boot from USB are out of date, and the one here (https://learn.adafruit.com/external-drive-as-raspberry-pi-root/hooking-up-the-drive-and-copying-slash) didn't work, as it didn't alter the root, though it…
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