no root passwd debian

[Jamon Camisso]

On November 18, 2007 04:56:02 pm chris-n/jUll39koHNgV/OU4+dkA at public.gmane.org wrote:
> I just installed ubuntu. It never asked for a root password. It asked
> me to create a user but never a root password. Now I can't do
> administrative tasks without it.
>
> This is my first ever debian experience.
>
> !?

Two things:
1) Ubuntu != Debian
2) sudo passwd root, you'll then be able to use su to become root. You 
can also use sudo -i now, without setting a root password, just use 
your regular user's password for sudo.

Jamon
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