Open terminal as root on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

To following article will describe how to access root terminal and hence gain root access to the Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa Desktop/Server system.

In this tutorial you will learn:

• How to open terminal with root privileges
• How to gain root access using existing terminal session

Gain terminal root access on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

Software Requirements and Conventions Used

Open terminal as root on Ubuntu 20.04 step by step instructions

1. No matter what your situation, it is unlikely that you need to open terminal as root user. However, what you most likely need is to gain root access as a root user using a currently opened terminal session.

   Most likely you currently have sudo privileges to your Ubuntu 20.04 system. This means that you can gain root assess by simply opening a new terminal and using the sudo -i command to gain privileged administrative access. Consider the following example:

   $ sudo -i
   [sudo] password for linuxconfig: 
   root@linuxconfig-org:~# whoami 
   root
   

   The # sign at the beginning of your shell prompt indicates that you have gained a root access to your Ubuntu system.

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2. In case you insist on having to open terminal window as a root user you can once again use the sudo command to do so. Simply execute the following command from your current terminal session:

   $ sudo gnome-terminal
   

   

   Terminal opened as root using the sudo command