In Ubuntu I don't think you actually setup a root user. You just set up your initial user and it has sudo privileges. if you want to setup a password for root try this: sudo - <input password for user account> passwd root Hope that helps <div>On 7/31/06, Leonard Chatagnier <<a href="mailto:lenc5570@sbcglobal.net">lenc5570@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi Everyone, I just switched from Debian Sid to Ubuntu Dapper and want to commend Ubuntu for their easy to install ISO image. I switched from Debian because I'm looking for an easy to maintain Linux OS and think I've found it. I had initial trouble logging on to gnome. It didn't recognize my password and come to think of it, I don't recall being asked for it during the install. This I fixed easily with adduser. However, I can't use sudo, or su, and don't recall being asked to give a root password during install. Perhaps I missed it. Would appreciate cluing me in on how to setup a root account after the initial install. Thanks in advance for any suggestion or links. Plz copy my email on any replies as I'm not currently subscribed. You have a great OS. Leonard Chatagnier <a href="mailto:lenc5570@sbcglobal.net">lenc5570@sbcglobal.net</a> -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>