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[Alex Maynard]

On Sat, 2 Feb 2008, Henry de Valence wrote:

> 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.

I remember it right, I think sudo -i also enables root login. After that 
you might have to run passwd to set a root password.

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