How do I connect by admin acccess(account) in Ubuntu VM?

Question

Hey, I am having a Ubuntu 16 free linux VM with Azure student pack. I am a having a username and password. Username is "ak". Whenever i want to install packages in my VM via ssh connection. I always have to write sudo in each command. Morover, some applications do not run withount admin account. How to connect admin account via ssh. I usaually connect to my Ubuntu via ssh by the command "ssh ak@[IP]". I want admin access. How to connect with admin account. Plz tell!!

Answer 1

Hello @Ashvani Kumar ,
Welcome to Microsoft QnA.
Why don't you try sudo su - and it will give you the root shell. You will prompted to enter your user account password.
Try this and let me know. Hope this helps :)
(Please feel free to correct me if my understanding of your question is incorrect by tagging me in your response).

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