Mint :give root password for maintenance
71846
Manually generate password for /etc/shadow
68098
Password for live USB with persistence
24847
SSH login with clear text password as a parameter?
111511
How to make /sbin/shutdown, /sbin/reboot etc. require sudo again in 16.04?
57538
Request root privilege from within a script
130082
How to change root password in ubuntu?
71525
Let normal user restart service with /etc/sudoers
19521
Why is it bad to log in as root?
20200
How to get sudo to prompt you for a password each time
108911
How can I get root-like permissions so I can download stuff from the software center?
144384
How can I set up SSH on Linux to log in password-less?
138135
Linux - Protection from ourselves (Root)
8605
How to run a specific program as root without a password prompt?
54985
Which is the easiest way to reset the mysql root password?
24117
Is there a way to "auto login" in PuTTY with a password?
40422
Reset the password in Ubuntu / Linux Bash in Windows
22460
root owned program with setuid bit on