What is the default root password for the kubuntu LiveDVD?
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Re: What is the default root password for the kubuntu LiveDVD?
Shouldn't have one set. To log in as root, you have to set a password - use this command:
And this will let you log into a TTY as root, or via su. I believe Ubuntu prevents you from starting an X session as root.Code:$ sudo passwd
Actually, now that you bring it up, I've always had this problem with Ubuntu - it never makes you set a root password. I understand the principle of never using root except through su and sudo... but out of the box, if I can have access to any sudoer account, I can run the command above and steal the root account.
Ubuntu should make the user set up a default root password during setup... no new user would think to set it themselves this way. -
Re: What is the default root password for the kubuntu LiveDVD?
Well, letting people log in as root if they don't know what they're doing is a very bad thing.
Better to use sudo when necessary than log in as root all the time.For external use only.Comment
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