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Changing root password?



On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Scott Ehrlich <srehrlich-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

>   What is the equivalent method for an up-to-date Linux distro ... Ubuntu?
>

by default Ubuntu has no superuser root password, there is none that works.
All admin access is via sudo authority granted to several admin groups to
which the first user is added automatically.

so no need to change or remember it. or worry who else might.

mr security approves.

-73-
Bill
n1vux-WYrOkVUspZo at public.gmane.org bill.n1vux-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org






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