[ubuntu-in] ubuntu problem with password

[Onkar Shinde]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Keshav <msknext at gmail.com> wrote:
> hi there.. i installed ubuntu 8.10 desktop edition.. But the installation
> doesn't ask for a root password.. wen i try to become the super user, it
> asks for root password.. but i dont kno as i have not given it, neither it
> asked during installation.. Plz help me out..
>

You don't need to be root user. Use sudo before the command you want
to run as root user. When it asks for password enter the password of
the user created during installation.


Onkar