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[Tor Harald Thorland]

Ivan Savov wrote:

>Hello to all . I have a litle q . I have installed UBUNTU v 5.10 and i like it very much , but i have a litle problem  . When i installed it it didnt ask me to decide the root password . Now i dont know the root password and can not login whit root . What is the default password and why the installation didnt ask me to decide the password ? Thz in advance for the answer and sorry for my bad english .
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Hi,

The first user you install has got root priviligies...

Run "sudo bash" or "sudo" from the terminat, and use the password for 
the first user you entered into the system, wich i guess was yourself.

You also use that password when the GUI asks you for a "root password"

Good luck,

Brgds
Tor Harald