Root password???

[John Vivirito]

> On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 02:22:51PM -0300, Facundo Barrera wrote:
> > Hello list:
> >              I have just installed ubuntu and i dont know the root 
> > password????
> > 
> > Where it is???
> 
> Warning, this is a frequently asked question, some will get angry
> with you...
> 
> Answer: There is no root password.  If you need to do an
> administrative thing from the GUI, it will ask for your regular
> password first.  If you want to do administrative things from a
> command line type:
> 
>   $ sudo your-command
> 
> It will ask for your password.
> 
> 
> -kb
> 
> 
> 
to run gui apps with privleges please use gksudo text apps you can use
sudo. afaik using sudo with gui apps can mess up privleges. 
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