[ale] Ubuntu permissions and access

[Joshua Kite]

To be more precise, from what I've read and experienced, you must use the 
password for the FIRST login created on that system.

Josh Kite


On 6/27/05, John Wells <jb at sourceillustrated.com> wrote:
> 
> Courtney Thomas said:
> > I just downloaded Ubuntu 5.04 live CD and booted it up and find that the
> > permissions differ from the defaults on Suse or Mandrake for example.
> >
> > Almost everything I try to do asks for passwords then denies access
> > after I type in the password I supplied on bootup.
> >
> > What th..... ?
> 
> Ubuntu by default handles root access needs by sudo. In fact, the root
> account is disabled unless you issue a "sudo password" to give it a
> password.
> 
> So, when it prompts you for a password, it's actually prompting you for
> your own user's password. If that's not working for you, there're bigger
> problems afoot.
> 
> HTH,
> John
> 
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