Ubuntu CD's for Free

[Collins Richey]

On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:26:31 -0600, Michael Hipp <michael at hipp.com> wrote:
> Collins Richey wrote:
> 
> > I did the basic install, but the install never created a user other
> > than root, and the idiots disable root (no login with or without
> > password), so I couldn't complete the after reboot portion of the
> > install. Rather than fix the password file from a CD boot, I just said
> > screw it.
> 
> This is by design. And there is nothing in the root account being disabled
> that prevents you from accomplishing the full install. The disabled root
> account is one of the most often discussed features of Ubuntu.
> 

I understand the by design part, and I have no quarrel with the desire
not to have a root user available. However, you missed my point.
During my install, the install proceeded to a reboot point WITHOUT
CREATING A USER OTHER THAN ROOT. Since the root user was not
accessible, I couldn't login to complete the after-reboot portion of
the install, and I declined to boot a recovery CD just to make root
usable. The first boot also produced a s---pot full of error messages
that I was not interested in tracking. End of experimentation. I
overlaid ubuntu with FC3.

-- 
 Collins