Issue the following (following is a capture modified a bit...) user at hostname:~$ sudo su - [sudo] password for user: root at hostname:~# root at hostname:~# passwd Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully root at hostname:~# If you want to be able to ssh/scp to a system as root you will need to ensure the following is set in /etc/ssh/sshd_config (not recommended...) PermitRootLogin yes If you had to modify sshd_config you will need to restart SSH On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Jeremy MountainJohnson < jeremy.mountainjohnson at gmail.com> wrote: > Not an Ubuntu user but it sounds like permit root logon in sshd config is > disabled. > > In addition, last time I used Ubuntu I had to use sudo to enable the root > account locally first to get it to work remotely. > > -- > Jeremy MountainJohnson > Jeremy.MountainJohnson at gmail.com > > > On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Thomas Rieff < > trieff at greencaremankato.com> wrote: > >> TCLUG, >> Working on a new server project. Installed Ubuntu 14.04 Server with >> software raid. >> Setup went without a hitch and raid seems to work when I disconnect one >> drive and then the other...easiest setup so far. >> But, when working with root from putty and winscp, I get access denied on >> root. Using my username works fine. >> I have tried numerous things...and have at times been able to use root >> from putty but then at times I get Access Denied again. >> Unable to get connected with samba. So trying to figure out if is a samba >> issue, a 14.04 issue or a permission issue. >> Any thoughts on if they changed something in 14.04??? >> Tom >> >> Thomas Rieff >> GreenCare >> 1717 3rd Avenue >> Mankato, MN 56001 >> (507) 344-8314 Office >> (507) 344-8316 Fax >> (507) 381-0660 Cell >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20140520/d140bc6e/attachment-0001.html>