I don't use Ubuntu, but you should be able to do a sudo sh and get a root
shell. That is unless that command is blocked.

On 7/20/07, Eric Shubes <plug@shubes.net> wrote:
>
> Erich Newell wrote:
> > To save myself some typing, I usually do the following:
> >
> > prompt> sudo passwd root
> > prompt> Enter new UNIX password:  ***
> > prompt> Retype new UNIX password: ***
> > prompt> su
> > Password: ***
> > prompt>
> >
> > Granted, I wouldn't recommend a 3 character password if you have any
> > services enabled which are remotely accessible by root...but if I have
> > to boot off a LiveCD its most likely because my system is b0rked anyhow.
> >
> > $0.02
> >
>
> If you want to be able to su but don't want to set a root password, you
> can
> simply
> $ sudo su -
> and use your normal account password.
>
> --
> -Eric 'shubes'
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