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Don't have a password after installation of 10.04

Asked by Steve Stuart

I just downloaded and installed Ubuntu 10.04. It tells me my user named, and ask for a password. I don't have one. What should I do?

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Jeff Lane  (bladernr) said : 		#1

What password did you give it when you installed? One of the installation steps asks you to enter your Name, your user name, and your password (you have to enter the password twice on that screen).

That's what it's asking for... the password for the username you created when you installed the system.

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#2

Hi

When you installed Ubuntu did you use a Cd? The Cd can be used as a bootable Cd to get a working desktop which we call a "LiveCd session"
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

If you need to reset your password then the LiveCd session might be the easiest way to do that
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/resetpassword

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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Steve Stuart (stevestuart1) said : 		#3

I just went to the Ubuntu website and downloaded the program. It id not ask for a password or user name. I still can log on

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#4

Hi :)

Ok, so if you can login where or what is asking for a password?

Regards from
Tom :)

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Steve Stuart (stevestuart1) said : 		#5

I still can't log on. I'm sorry for the confusion. When i downloaded the desktop program, it did not ask for a password or provide one. It told me to log on as stuart.

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Tom (tom6) said : 		#6

Hi :)

Do you have an Ubuntu Cd that you made from the Ubuntu site?
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/

Regards from
Tom :)

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