Not sure what you mean here. If you have another way of setting the root password (I know there are many including some GUI methods) you should post a comment on the other post detailing the steps. I’m sure others would love the help. The method I outlined seems to me to be the easiest method of setting a new root password.

-bp

sudo passwd root

the installation password you used for the default account (sudo requests it) will let you choose a new root password…

If I were a betting man, I’d say that Ubuntu will far exceed all other distributions for desktop and laptop Linux. In fact, they are also starting to compete in the server area and with their track record, I wouldn’t be surprised if they do well there also. Now we just need Dell to stand behind them and they have a real shot at making a great OS.

ubuntu: The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit.

debian: http://www.debian.org/social_contract

I upgraded to Dapper and was pleasantly surprised to find that my system is much more responsive than with Breezy. Firefox seems especially snappier. I really like the new GNOME deskbar applet too.

Ubuntu is good but I am very dissappointed to say that the absence of root password is a big blunder. Let me handle my system. I want to destroy it, let me do it. Ubuntu should not force something. Doesn’t Windows allow you to have a Admin password. What sense does it make to leave all permissions with root account and then not provide it’s password to the user. Fucking, he’s lost and pissed, after the effort spent in installing the system.