unauthorized? 'sudo foo' will run foo with root privileges, so you are fully authenticated.
sudo -s will give you a root shell much more easily. :) ** Changed in: Ubuntu Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected ** Visibility changed to: Public ** This bug is no longer flagged as a security issue -- unauthorized access to root user durning shutdown https://launchpad.net/bugs/49309 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs