root password

[Dennis Kaarsemaker]

On zo, 2005-09-25 at 10:54 -0500, Albert wrote:
> I just installed Ubuntu 5.10 preview.  Nowhere in the installation was I
> asked for a root password.  Now I cannot perform any root tasks.  Is
> there a default password for a new installation?  How do I change it?

There's a nice white-red rescue icon at the top of your screen. It's the
help button. You might want to try reading the manual, it has info about
this and much more.
-- 
Dennis K.
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