Ubuntu user's report

[Myles Green]

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On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 00:54:26 -0500
Rick Bowers <rwbowers at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I just got the Ubuntu disks I ordered in October, and found the same
> thing 
> -- the install process never asks to enter a root password.
> I've never used the sudo command before (new to linux) but I assume
> :-( 
> it's the same as 'su''? When I type "sudo root" I'm prompted for
> root's 
> password.  I tried <enter> but it fails.  Does anyone know what the
> default 
> is set to?

THe root account is locked by default - there is no root passwd, you
need to create one if you feel the need:

sudo passwd root <enter>
password: <your password>
Enter new UNIX password: <root password>
Retype new UNIX password: <root password>
passwd: password updated successfully

HTH,

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Myles Green <rmg57 at telus dot net> Calgary AB Canada
Ubuntu Linux 5.04 "Hoary Hedgehog" Dev. Branch 
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
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