Root password???

[Clive Menzies]

On (06/04/06 14:22), Facundo Barrera wrote:
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> From: Facundo Barrera <fbarrera at donto.com.ar>
> Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 14:22:51 -0300
> Subject: Root password???
> Reply-To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> 
> Hello list:
>             I have just installed ubuntu and i dont know the root 
> password????

By default, Ubuntu doesn't assign one. The first registered user is
assigned 'sudo' privileges.  See man sudo.

To run a root command do:

$ sudo command

to set a root password do:

$ sudo passwd

Regards

Clive

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