Ubuntu base admin password

[Tyrannicide]

It's been a while and I can't remember what the default admin password is for Ubuntu. Hopefully someone knows it.

[a thing]

There isn't one.

[Tyrannicide]

well, when I try to run as user or in a terminal switch to root using SU and I leave the field blank, it says it failed. I no for a fact I never set a password, I forgot to.

[a thing]

Try your normal user's password.

IMO this is the worst thing about Ubuntu/Kubuntu.

[Tyrannicide]

Still doesn't work. I'm getting pretty mad, not at anyone, just this annoying thing.

[budman7]

Try sudo instead of su. With and without the normal user password.

You did not forget to set a root pass, Ubuntu does not require a root pass.

[jaboua]

This is how you set the root-password in ubuntu (type it in the terminal):

sudo passwd root
your password
desired root-password
retype the desired root-password

Then you should be able to su root.

[Tyrannicide]

That works fine, but what if I wanna log in as root to change permissions for my windos-linux swap files? All the files are set so only the root account can do anythin with them, but I need to acces them and since it wont let me log in as root, I cant touch them.

[jaboua]

That works fine, but what if I wanna log in as root to change permissions for my windos-linux swap files? All the files are set so only the root account can do anythin with them, but I need to acces them and since it wont let me log in as root, I cant touch them.

You can either (preferrably) use "su -" to get root permissions in a terminal and do what you want there, or you can use "su -" as above and change the permissions with chmod/chown/chgrp. But the last alternative is not preferrable, there is a reason for the files beeing accessable only as root!

[retired1af]

You may wish to read Techie Moe's review of your distro. Root is NOT available as a default.