[ubuntu-in] Problem with adding users

[Onkar Shinde]

On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Amit Sarda <amit.sarda at gmail.com> wrote:
> i installed the latest ubuntu 8.10 with a defauly user say "xyz".
> now i want to add another user say "abc" how do i go about it?
> its says that i do not have permission and only "root" can do the same.
> but what is the default password for "root"?
> also, how do i set it?
> moreover, once does, how can i set permissions to the user.
> please guide.

The default user created in Ubuntu is a sudoer i.e. he has
administrator privileges provided the command being executed is
prefixed with 'sudo' ex. sudo mount <mount_options>. When prompted for
password enter the password of the user "xyz".

In case you do not want to use command line, use menu System ->
Administration -> Users and Groups when logged in to GUI.


Onkar