Thanks Reinier. Got it to work and its all good now. Regards
On 18 October 2010 16:16, Reinier Battenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > by default the root password on ubuntu is disabled. To perform root-like > tasks you use a pre-command called sudo. Multiple users can be a super-user, > the one you installed with is the first one. If he does > > sudo pico /etc/fstab > > ubuntu will ask for the password of the user you are logged in with (so, not > the root password, as root does not have one) > > after you enter your password, pico will be started with super-user rights. > > That's all to it. If you insist on using root, do > > sudo passwd root > > which will give root a password, so that you can login with root as an > accountname. > > -- > > rgds, > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 758 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > On Monday 18 October 2010 16:03:44 roy mukasa wrote: > >> Hey guys am having a slight issue with ubuntu 10.10. > >> I installed it on an oracle virtualbox which is installed on my suse > >> 11.2. I noticed that it did not ask me for a root password but only > >> asked me for my username and password during the installation. I am > >> unable to perform certain tasks that are required by the root user. > >> So i would like to know if there is a default root password that it > >> comes with or if there is a quick solution to this problem or do i > >> have to use a live cd to change the password after mounting the > >> partiitions. > >> Thanks in advance. > >> > >> Regards > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > -- Roy Mukasa MUK FCIT +256794291110 _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
