Whereas the password needed for "su" is the root password, which might be the same as the user password at some point, but probably isn't.

su -

(you need the password)
Liz


2009/9/10 Bruce Kingsbury <zcat@zcat.geek.nz>
sudo -i

2009/9/10 Robert D Davidson <robert@datamatrix.co.nz>:
> Hi Wlug,
>
> Can someone please give me the correct bash shell commands for getting into
> super user mode.
>