Installing Xubuntu, there is no prompt to input a ROOT password.

[tenchidbz]

I have installed it a few times. I can choose my username/password, and real name. It goes through the normal Ubuntu installation process. I do not get a administrator, ROOT password input section. So when I go to bash and type SU for Root it asks for the password of course, and I don't have it. I can dump this computer at anytime, only important things are some pics I backup to other computer. Any thoughts why?

[oz]

The root account is not enabled by default in the *buntu distros.

You can check the following article for info on enabling it:

https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/serverg...anagement.html

[jayd512]

In addition to the article posted by ozar, take a look at this page: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ubu...in-ubuntu.html

[tenchidbz]

I also put in my password for SUDO and it is not correct, I can though log in with the same one.

[jayd512]

What is the exact error that you are getting when you try to use sudo?
For example:

sudo apt-get update