Default root password

[Matthew East]

On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 08:04 +0100, Duncan Lithgow wrote:
> Russ wrote:
> 
> > Well, since I had no idea what 'sudo' meant, I skipped on by it. I was 
> > looking for something that would tell me that root was set by default 
> > with such and such password. If I had been aware that Ubuntu didn't 
> > use root, I could have traced it out. It is a simple thing to find an 
> > answer when you know what you are looking for. Now that I know the 
> > answer, that same search nets all the answers.
> >
> > Someone else said it right, it should say something in the setup 
> > process. I actually installed this sucker twice thinking I somehow 
> > missed it. 
> 
> Good point. I might have jumped on you for not searching too, but fiar 
> enough that you skipped sudo not knowing what it is - reasonable course 
> of action - until you didn't find the answer at least.
> 
> I just checked the 'Ubuntu FAQ Guide' (the one you get by clicking the 
> life-ring icon and chossing 'Ubuntu 5.10 Starter Guide' - don't ask why 
> the two names) and can't find mention of sudo vs. root account. The 
> closest I could quickly find was under 'Tips and Tricks' and was about 
> starting nautilus as root.
> 
> That's not very good really.
> 
> I've also sent this to the Ubuntu-doc list, maybe they can do something 
> about it.

This is fixed in the next version.

Matt
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