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Any latest linux distro which gives full root access ( NO SUDO )? [closed]

Any latest linux distro which gives full root access ( NO SUDO )? [closed]

Is there Any latest linux distro which gives full root access ( NO SUDO ) ? I want to use it for programming in which I have to use / file system very frequently.

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Guest [Entry]

"Becoming root for one session:

In Ubuntu you can become root for the remainder of the session by typing:

# old-school method
sudo su

# new hotness, comes highly recommended
sudo -i

More information and related reading.

Permanently enabling the root account:

Further, you may permanently enable the root account by typing:

sudo passwd root

and providing a root password. You can then log in as root at your leisure without needing to use sudo."
Guest [Entry]

"Why not just log in as root when you start up? You provide the root password in the install process of most distributions (Fedora as you mentioned, is an example). If you forgot this you can reset it from a user account:

sudo passwd root

it will then ask you for your new UNIX password.

If you'd like to become root temporarily AND use root's environment settings:

sudo su -"