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[Henry de Valence]

On Saturday 02 February 2008 9:18:43 pm chris-n/jUll39koHNgV/OU4+dkA at public.gmane.org wrote:

> I can't even shutdown the computer. I did Ctrl+Alt+F3 to get a terminal or
> terminal mode or whatever it's called. I can't log in as root though
> because I don't know the password. I don't know the password because the
> ubuntu 7.10 installer never offered the chance to create a root password
> (seems insane ot me). And no, I'm not mistaken - I've installed u7.10 four
> times now on two machines and each time it gives me a headache about root
> password. So, how do I create a root password?

Ubuntu has a thing about root passwords. ("you're supposed to use sudo!", they 
say.) If you want to make a root password, login normally and then do 'sudo 
su' and then use passwd to set a root password.
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Harry de Valence
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