Windows 10: How do I disable root login in WSL2? "wsl -d ubuntu -u root" from Terminal will login to...

Is the following behavior correct and expected?

With WSL2 Ubuntu 18.4, Windows 10 2004 19041.207, from a non-admin Windows Terminal, I can execute "wsl -d ubuntu -u root" and login to a root shell, without requiring a password even if a root password is set.

I just installed the distro. It created a sudo user as described in the manual. If I login with "Ubuntu.exe" it will default to the sudo user and require the configured password.

From the root shell I "passwd". Exit. Try again "wsl -d ubuntu -u root", and it bypasses any password protection again. Even though it should be set.

I've been googling this without any definite answers.

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How to login to root account in LMDE ?

I don't know about debian edition, but in Gnome Edition I can just login as root with my administrator account password at the login screen - but keep in mind that Gnome Edition is based on Ubuntu and Debian Edition is based on Debian and the only common thing between Ubuntu and Debian is the barest necessities in the Linux kernel.

 

How to login to root account in LMDE ?

Are you trying to access through terminal?
Root mode in debian should be su- or su -
sudo gedit will get you into any config file as root
/etc/sudoers contains information on giving accounts root privelage
sudo visudo is used to open this sudoers file to edit permissions.
I agree with the others, the GUI is great but linux is ALOT of cmd line, so if you want to learn this it is crucial that you learn command line, you will get no where fast without it.

 

Ubuntu / no root ? / copying issue

By default the root password in ubuntu is not set. To set it, go to the terminal and type in

Code: sudo passwd[/quote] It will then ask you to enter your current users " root " password which is just your normal password. Then it will ask you to enter your new UNIX root password which is the system root password. Do that twice, now you've set the root password. You should now have 100% full access to your file system. To become root under the terminal, type in

Code: su[/quote] Then enter the password.

The easiest ways to copy files IMO is to install midnight commander. Look for in in the Synaptic Package Manager.