Installed but no username/password

[Jonathan Wynn Smith]

I mounted an Ubuntu ISO image onto a CD as instructed.  I installed Ubuntu
in a VM on MAC. I was not asked for a username or password.  Ubuntu asks for
a username and password to login, but I do not have one to give it.

On 7/16/09, Siggy Brentrup <ubuntu at psycho.i21k.de> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 00:38 -0400, Jonathan Wynn Smith wrote:
> > Ubuntu help,
>
> > I recently installed ubuntu with VMware (parallel processing
> > software) on a MAC.
>
>
> I'm not quite shure what you mean, did you install Ubuntu in a VM or
> did you install VMware on a Mac running Ubuntu?  Must be the former
> since the latter is impossible w/o username/password.
>
>
> > I was not asked to submit a username or password.  I am now unable
> > to log unto ubuntu?
>
>
> I suspect you booted a Live CD in a VM. Just start the VM again
> with the Live CD in your drive (preferrably mount an ISO image).
> When its up, select Install Ubuntu.  During this process you will
> be asked for username/password and upon completion you have a
> working Ubuntu on your virtual disk.
>
>
> > Where can I set the username and password?
>
>
> see above
>
> [ big snip ]
>
> Hating HTML mail'ly yours
>   Siggy
>
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