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Interesting part of story is missing here.
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I think he didn't give root a password when he setup the system. Why? because he forgot or made a mistake.
Anyway, all he needs to do is login as root. Then type: Code:
passwd
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You can su (switch user) to any user as long as you know that user's password (you can su to another user on the system, not only root).
Being a member of group wheel is managed by sudo you can even set to not ask for a password. Linuxism.
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you are correct. i had a moment of confusion and corrected my post...
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