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root password?

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 2:13 pm
by dndr38r
I have Ubuntu and user: admin + password
I have to edit httpd.conf in /home/admin/conf/web/ and i cannot write the file

Folder /web/ beloings to root

I try "su root" to get root privileges but the password for admin doesnt work here.

What is the password for root?

thanks

Re: root password?

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 9:58 pm
by vanderheyde
The root user is from the OS, nothing to do with vesta.

try

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sudo nano /home/admin/conf/web/httpd.conf

Re: root password?

Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:54 am
by dndr38r
sure, you are right. my bad :)