Ubuntu root password on Quickstart system

Best to file a new issue for this kind of thing.

I don't know the root password. On install, Ubuntu creates a random password for the root user. Ubuntu intends for the root user to never log in directly.

The quickstart user however has "sudo" priveledges so can become the root user like this:

sudo -i
[type quickstart password: quickstart]

Once root, you can probably change your password with this command:
passwd

Haven't tried it, but haven't needed to.

Best luck,

Mike

I think this should do it, thanks.

There are a few passwords on quickstart you might want to change. Check out the related quickstart docs page

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In a ubuntu terminal I changed the root pw:

$ sudo passwd

So now I have a changed root pw, but when I do a:

$ su

I am prompted for a password, but when I do a:

$ sudo su

I gain access to root privileges without being prompted for a password.

I have found this from:
http://www.ubuntux.org/how-to-change-the-root-password-in-ubuntu

Hope this can help.

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