From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Thees

   The root account is disabled by default in Ubuntu

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-34089.html


"Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
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> Mike,
>
> Funny you ask just today. I installed Ubuntu today (in a VMware machine)
> and am quite impressed with version 6.06. Flawless installation (except
> that I yet have to find out how to get to the root password), looks very
> good, lots of software, etc.
>
> I intend to start using it in a VM on a daily basis and see how far I get.
> It might be that I will switch from Windows with Linux in a VM to Linux
> with Windows in a VM - this WGA mess doesn't help Windows much.
>
> - Thees Peereboom
>
> On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:31:24 +0200, Mike N.  wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 21:20:57 +0100, Adam
>> <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge"> wrote:
>>
>>> It's this which will sell linux faster than anything. It just has to be
>>> good enough.
>>
>>    It has become clear that for certain critical processes, that I need
>> to
>> add Linux to my bag.   Foisting off WGA crap onto users has become more
>> important to Microsoft than anything else, including system stability.
>>
>>    What's everyone's favorite distribution?  Has Ubuntu lived up to its
>> promises?
>
>
>
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