Ubuntu newbe password question ?

[Dennis Kaarsemaker]

On za, 2005-09-24 at 20:04 +0100, ubuntu at pusspaws.net wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Have just installed KUbuntu on spare HDD, all has gone well & very impressed 
> but have a problem.
> 
> I am still a bit thrown by the 'no root password' thing. I have made an 
> account 'dave' and given a password while the system installed.
> 
> I can login using these details so I know they are correct. I can even get a 
> root shell with 'sudo bash' :) old habits die hard.

That is very unsafe, use sudo -i for a root shell.

> However when I try to access cups via http://localhost:631/ it asks for my 
> name and password, I provide them and authentication fails. I only have one 
> name and password on the system.

Cups needs a real password for the web administration, or you need to
adduser cupsys shadow.

> In addition if I start a terminal session, select the red root shell, enter my 
> root password the shell immediately dissapears.

all menu entries use sudo and thus need your password and not a root
password.
-- 
Dennis K.
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