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Post by johnnybee on Dec 13, 2008 15:03:48 GMT
Tried to load up Ubuntu 64-bit Studio Edition on my multimedia rig recently, but for some reason, once it's installed, the OS asks for my 'root' password, which I don't have since it wasn't set to begin with.
Am I missing something here?
JB.
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Post by Lynnrose on Dec 13, 2008 15:57:23 GMT
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Post by xenophon4401 on Dec 19, 2008 13:37:02 GMT
I'm pretty sure within Ubuntu, when you click onto the root symbol it will ask for the password and should be by default be root again, until you change it and I would. Hope this helps. Xen
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Post by mikkh on Dec 19, 2008 21:43:44 GMT
Ubuntu and it's army of clones are a law unto themselves - every other Linux asks for a proper 'root' password to be set, but Ubuntu prefers you to use the 'sudo' command for doing administrative tasks. What they're really saying is you must never login as root.
You can get round this by using the command
sudo passwd root
But basically in answer to your problem, just use the user password you did set
Mint (one of the better Ubuntu clones) lets you have the normal way though via 'Mint Assistant'
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Post by johnnybee on Dec 28, 2008 15:46:54 GMT
Mmmm, thanks for the replies chaps, but the thing I didn't, and still don't understand is how come it's asking for a root password when it didn't ask me to set one during install?
To my mind, having multiple layers of user enablement is overkill, and one of the things that put people off using Linux to begin with.
If the geeks at Redmond can build a system that a baby can use, then why can't Linux writers?
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Post by roo on Jan 2, 2009 20:43:11 GMT
johnny , I found this article and thought you might like to have a read . Its about the best balanced article of its type that i have read . The readers replies are well worth a read . I particularly like LTD's reply , he seems to have nailed it , for me . www.neowin.net/news/main/09/01/01/2009-linux-and-the-desktop |
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Post by johnnybee on Jan 7, 2009 13:28:50 GMT
Well, I gave upon Ubuntu and loaded Fedora9 on there instead, and bugger me, the first time I tried to reconfigure my desktop it asked for a root password as well! Now I'm reeaally getting hacked off with this skylark; seems to me that this Linux experience has more locks and keys than is absolutely necessary or desirable. Again, no mention of root user or a password for root when installing the OS, so where the flying ****am I supposed to find it? JB....   |
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Post by Jj on Jan 8, 2009 20:20:20 GMT
I went for Linux Mint JB, and have had no problems.
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Post by Pete on Jan 22, 2009 13:25:24 GMT
Johnnybee, maybe just type in root or maybe just enter key.
It is trying to protect user from anyone else other than you messing with your system, probably. Hope you can get past this problem anyway.
Pete.
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