Set Root Password on Ubuntu after first installation

September 23, 2007 by taufanlubis

You will not get setting password for Root during installation process in Ubuntu. You have to do it manually.

$sudo passwd root

Enter New Unix password: ________ (enter your root password)

Retype new unix password: _______ (retype your password)

passwd: password updated successfully

Posted in How To | 3 Comments

on September 29, 2008 at 2:21 am | Reply dave shanken

Thanks much! I am just getting retstarted on Linix, and was unable to set the root password. Your info was just what I needed. May you be benefited as you have benefited me.
on May 1, 2010 at 4:10 pm | Reply satbir

thanks a lot for this post..it helped me :)
on September 11, 2011 at 10:09 am | Reply KK

After finishing the installation i was left in the lurch – i was able to login using the non admin user ID but not as root.

Your article solved this issue.

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