root password setting unoffered at install

[David Vincent]

Eric S. Johansson wrote:

> I have not figured out how to use vmware server's remote console without having 
> a root password enabled on the host machine.  Any suggestions?

which ubuntu are you running and which vmware server and where did you 
install from?

there is a bug in the 1.03 version in the commercial repo for feisty 
where remote console login does not work but there is an easy workaround.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/112937

if you installed 1.04 from the vmware site it should work for you (it 
worked for me).  make sure you have xinetd installed.

-d