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How to fix su: Authentication failure

How to fix su: Authentication failure

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Olubisi Idris Ayinde
·Aug 27, 2021·

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It's already Friday, and I'm delighted 😉 to see you here.

Another day of problem-solving, so we'll see how it goes.

Issue

su: Authentication failure

This issue is encountered when trying to su to root.

Fix

Use sudo to become root:

sudo -i

su fails with an authentication problem since the root account is blocked by default in Ubuntu, and there is no root password.

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