Ubuntu - root password

John Harvey linux at monkeyc.net
Wed Sep 29 15:08:42 UTC 2004


Hi Johan

Its your password it wants.  When i was reading the osnews preview it
mentioned that there is no root user instead you have to sudo to get
root privileges.  Use your user password and it will work for you


Cheers

On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 16:56 +0200, Johan Sch wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I downloaded and installed ubuntu preview.
> All went well.  < but > . I can not recall being asked to enter a        < root password > while installing. Asked to create a user - yes.
> Now no root password excist.
> Kindly please how can it be created or whatever.
> Thanks
> -- 
> Johan Sch
> Registered Linux User #330034
> May this be a good day for learning
> 





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