Root password?

[Lorin Pino]

Now I know why someone wrote to the list for a root password.  I just
got finished installing ubuntu 5.10, and it never asked for one!  It set
up a user account, but no root account.  This makes configuration a bit
difficult.

Does anyone know how I can define a root password without becoming root
first?  Or should I try the install again and see if something different
happens?

~Lorin