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Template:Linux Software This page is about using the su command in the Terminal.

WARNING you can erase all the data on your OLPC by using the su command, so be careful.

On newer builds of the OLPC software, the superuser account is disabled by default.

sudo passwd

You will be prompted to enter a new password for the superuser. Type one in, then press enter.
Re-enter your password when prompted.
If the two passwords were identical, you will see the message:

passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

You should now be able to enter superuser mode by typing

su -

and entering your new password.

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