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To do that from a remote computer, [[SSHtoHDA|SSH into your HDA]].
 
To do that from a remote computer, [[SSHtoHDA|SSH into your HDA]].
  
Once the Terminal window is open, type the following command ('''NOTE:'''  Precede each command with <code>sudo</code> for Ubuntu):
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Once the Terminal window is open, type the following command ('''NOTE:'''  Precede each command with <code>sudo</code> for Ubuntu or Fedora if you did not create a ''root'' password.):
  
 
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Revision as of 21:52, 27 April 2017

Sometimes, you'll be asked to open a Terminal window, and become root.

To do that from a remote computer, SSH into your HDA.

Once the Terminal window is open, type the following command (NOTE: Precede each command with sudo for Ubuntu or Fedora if you did not create a root password.):

su -

You'll be asked for the root password:

[gb@hda ~]$ su -
Password:

You now have a Terminal open, and you're logged as root:

[gb@hda ~]$ su -
Password:
[root@hda ~]#