Ubuntu: Disabling Service on Startup

A quick way to disable a service so it does not start while your Ubuntu machine is booting is:

# update-rc.d -f <service name to remove>

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How to enable root login in Ubuntu 7/8

If you are having trouble looking into root on Ubuntu 7 or 8, here is a quick way to enable root access:

# sudo passwd root

# sudo passwd -u root

Disable Root Login:

# sudo passwd -l root

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