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Subject:    Re: Fedora 29 root -
From:       John List <jlistspam () gmail ! com>
Date:       2018-11-29 18:19:04
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sudo -i to get a command window as root.  Then use the passwd command to
set a password for root.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 6:02 PM Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin@fastmail.us wrote:

> .
> I just did a new install of Fedora 29 and find the installation provides
> no root password. I have a lot of configuration to do and sudo is
> inconvenient.
>
> Bob
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<div dir="auto">sudo -i to get a command window as root.   Then use the passwd \
command to set a password for root.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div \
dir="ltr">On Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 6:02 PM Bob Goodwin &lt;<a \
href="mailto:bobgoodwin@fastmail.us">bobgoodwin@fastmail.us</a> \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">.<br> I just did a new install of \
Fedora 29 and find the installation provides <br> no root password. I have a lot of \
configuration to do and sudo is <br> inconvenient.<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
-- <br>
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