Root password?

[albi]

Lorin Pino wrote:

> 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?

this is a FAQ, read this :)

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RootSudo?action=show&redirect=SudoRoot

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