[ubuntu-us-nm] Password problem with Ubuntu 10.04

[Researcher Taylor]

When you install, doesn't it set the root pw the same as the user?  If 
so, I don't know the correct password for root.

Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
> Researcher Taylor writes:
>   
>> Just re-installed and chose the option to not require password on startup.  I
>> didn't see the problem until I got an update notice.  I typed the password and
>> would not accept so I'm guessing that I accidentally hit another character and
>> did realize it until the update.
>>
>> Is there a workaround to change your user password without knowing the old
>> password?
>>     
>
> If you can log in as root, you can change a user's password with
>
> % passwd username
>
>
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