[Discuss] Ubuntu 6.06 release party in Victoria

[Denis Tonn]

  Usually one of the first things I do after an ubuntu install is:

  sudo passwd root

  and set a strong, but usable root password.



dbarker at turing.cs.camosun.bc.ca wrote:
> Thus spake Yves Bajard (netcfs at shaw.ca):
> ....
>> Installing Ubunto was an easy task, except that an no point in the
>> process did the installation DVD ask me to state my /root password.
> 
> Becase ubuntu doesn't use a root password, it uses sudo instead.
> 
> So any time a user wants to do a privileged function (s)he types in
> the regular user password.
> 
> Which works nicely *unless and until* you accidentally delete yourself
> from the admin group.
> 
> After which you are hooped...:-)