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Asked by chasmwis

hello.......
i'm currently running 10.04 and up to now have had little problems with it.
i just purchased a Lexmark all in one printer unit......as usual the drivers CD did not have the Linux drivers on it.
checking on their support web site did provide the drivers........
problem........now that I have the drivers i am launching them from my desktop, all goes well until I asked for
my "Root" password. i enter the password I have always used and nothing happens. i stuck in loop asking
for my root password in order to continue loading the drivers. The drivers are not launched from the terminal window.
do you have any ideas?

thanks Chuck

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zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#1

Your root password is same one you use when you update system with synaptic or install with apt-get install.

"The drivers are not launched from the terminal window."

In terminal you have to go to the Desktop if drivers are there.Do that with command

cd Desktop

and then try to install drivers.

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José Antonio Rey (jose) said : 		#2

That is not the password. You need to set it before you use it. Run "sudo passwd root" without quotes, and input the password for the root user. Once you set it, you can use it normally.

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zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#3

If system ask for "root password" thae that is password used to install,upgrade....No need to add password to root.See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

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chasmwis (chasmwis) said : 		#4

----- Original Message -----From: zvacet Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 7:53 pmSubject: Re: [Question #155731]: Root PasswordTo: <email address hidden>> Your question #155731 on sudo in Ubuntu changed:> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+question/155731> > zvacet proposed the following answer:> If system ask for "root password" thae that is password used to> install,upgrade....No need to add password to root.See> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo> > -- > If this answers your question, please go to the following page > to let us> know that it is solved:> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+question/155731/+confirm?answer_id=2> > If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the> following page to enter your feedback:> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+question/155731> > You received this question notification because you asked the > question.May 4Good morning to all....i have followed your suggestions.i have check the Group Account on my system and yes I am the only person on it and I have full Admin privileges. if there were any un-check boxes on what i can do on the system, they have now been check. i should be able to do anything. Wrong..........To check things out, made sure that I had all the current updates, I also found I was running Version 10.04. So..I updated and upgraded the system to 11.04 from the internet using "update manager".The same password that I have had for years worked great and now I have 11.04 and all its current updates on my computer........i tried opening up the printer driver program........and now I get the following; Lua Error       config/Run.lua:1476:attempt to index global"ownership"( a nil value) .Any ideas or directions to follow?ThanksChuck

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Best zvacet (ivicakolic) said : 		#5

Please,mark this thread as solved and post another question about printer drivers.That way it is more transparent for someone who want help you and other people with similar problem can easier find answer.TNX.

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chasmwis (chasmwis) said : 		#6

Thanks zvacet, that solved my question.