{"id":3116,"date":"2023-02-03T15:42:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T10:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2023-02-03T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T10:12:19","slug":"how-do-i-become-superuser-on-ubuntu-linux-using-su-sudo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/how-do-i-become-superuser-on-ubuntu-linux-using-su-sudo\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I become superuser on Ubuntu Linux using su\/sudo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To become a superuser (root user) on Ubuntu Linux, you can either use the <code>su<\/code> command or the <code>sudo<\/code> command.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Using <code>su<\/code>:\n<ul>\n<li>Open the terminal<\/li>\n<li>Type <code>su<\/code> and press Enter<\/li>\n<li>Enter the root user password when prompted<\/li>\n<li>You are now the superuser and your shell prompt should show a &#8220;#&#8221; symbol instead of &#8220;$&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Using <code>sudo<\/code>:\n<ul>\n<li>Open the terminal<\/li>\n<li>Type the command you want to run as root followed by <code>sudo<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Enter your user password when prompted<\/li>\n<li>The command will be executed with superuser privileges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note: It is recommended to use <code>sudo<\/code> over <code>su<\/code> for security reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To become a superuser (root user) on Ubuntu Linux, you can either use the su command or the sudo command. 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