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What is the defualt password on ubuntu 8.4 beta

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i can't su to root in terminal becuase i don't have the password anyone know what is the default

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Max Schukin (schukin) said : 		#1

By default, the root account password is locked in Ubuntu (read more at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo)
If you want to work on a root console you’d better use "sudo -i".

If you still want to enable root account (which is not recommended) enter the following command:
sudo passwd root
This will prompt for a new root password and once you confirm it, you can start using the root account to login.

If you want to disable root account in ubuntu you need to lock the root account by using the following command
sudo passwd -l root

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Leonheart (tenchu-shinobi-taizen) said : 		#2

I don't know if this will work for 8.4. In 7.10 I use user account to change root password (manual) then use login screen > security to enable root to login from login window. Logout first then login again with root.

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