no root passwd debian

[Chris Aitken]

Jamon Camisso wrote:
> 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
>   
Does that mean "Debian /really/ equals ubuntu"?
> 2) sudo passwd root, you'll then be able to use su to become root.
Okay that did it - thanks.

> You 
> can also use sudo -i now, without setting a root password, just use 
> your regular user's password for sudo.
>   
I read the man page for sudo (really). I'm still confused. Is sudo for 
doing administrative tasks without becoming root?

Chris
> Jamon
>   

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