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[James Takac]

On Tuesday 17 July 2007 03:00:43 Allan Valeriano wrote:
> Getting a ride on this question.
> When I install ubuntu, it asks me to choose a user name and a password. I
> assumed that this is going to be the same pass as the su will use, cuz
> ubuntu doesn't ask me another pass for the root user.
> After that, I tried to change the root pass by the interface, but I'm still
> having problems with that.
> When I type "sudo command", it accepts only the old pass, but when I type
> "su", it accepts only the new pass.
>
> Does anybody knows why could it be happening?
>
> thanks in advance
> Allan
>
> On 7/16/07, Wulfy <wulfmann at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> > akella venkata sastry wrote:
> > > HI,
> > >
> > > I burnt the "downloaded ISO image" of Ubuntu 7.07 using
> > > Infra-recorder and exactly followed the steps mentioned in the
> > > Ubuntu website. I Booted using the CD, after I selected to install
> > > the desktop version and the next screen(pink) appeared in 10sec
> > > but it is asking for the "user name" and "Password" though I have
> > > NOT chosen any so there is no other option but to restart and
> > > quit.
> >
> > If it is installing, surely it's asking you to *choose* a user
> > name/password?
> >
> > --
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> >
> > Wulfmann
> >
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> > Play when you can. Hunt when you must. Rest in between.
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sudo works a lil different in ubuntu. It doesn't expect a root password, 
rather the password from the account that called it with administrator 
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