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    Bug #1450880 “Impossible to set root password in Ubuntu Touch ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1450880
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    May 1, 2015 - Normally you can use sudo passwd root to set the root password, but this fail with following message: passwd: Authentication token manipulation error passwd: password unchanged On the Ubuntu on my pc I do not use a root password, as my user password is strong enough. But on a smart phone I use a ...

    Bug #210710 “System > Admin > Users and Groups: only root availa ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210710
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    Apr 2, 2008 - ... Users and Groups I can only find "root", but not my own user [deviantdark]. In FileSystem > Home, my home is present [/home/deviantdark], and everything is fine. Ad you can see into the image attached, I can only modify the properties of the root user, even if I didn't enable it with "sudo passwd root".

    Bug #551262 “cannot change root's password anymore” : Bugs ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551262
    I cannot change root's password anymore locutus@Unimatrix02Linux:~$ sudo passwd root passwd: Errore di sistema passwd: password unchanged locutus@Unimatrix02Linux:~$ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: passwd 1:4.1.4.2-1ubuntu2 Uname: Linux 2.6.33.1 x86_64 Architecture: amd64 ...

    Question #121561 : Questions : Ubuntu - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/121561
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    If you really want to create a root account add the following line to /etc/passwd (e.G. after typing "sudo gedit /etc/passwd") into a terminal: root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash. This will add a account for the root user, but still no password for it so the next step would be. sudo passwd root ..and choosing one. But again: You can create ...

    sudo sucks, sign me in as root - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/38733
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    Jul 10, 2008 - Who was the idiot that decided to remove root login from umbuntu. I assume that it was some super geek that thinks all users can operate efficiently from the comand line. I am a system administrator and I know from working with Xandros that by logging in as root and then using file manager and a text editor ...

    Bug #387970 “cups asks for root password if user is not member o ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/387970
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    Jun 16, 2009 - Binary package hint: system-config-printer-gnome When I add a printer using "system-config-printer.py" (system - administration - printing - new), it asks me for a root password instead of a sudo password. Work-around: in a shell window, set a root password using "sudo passwd root".

    Bug #1000603 “Root Password unknown & unsettable - Linux Mint “D ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000603
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    May 17, 2012 - Linux Mint "Debian" - 201204 MATE/Cinnamon 64-bit root passwd is not set by: mint@mint ~ $ sudo passwd root. We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things: #1) Respect the privacy of others. #2) Think before you type.

    Question #210771 : Questions : relinux - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/relinux/+question/210771
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    Oct 9, 2012 - I am preparing a live cd for Koha Open Source Library managment system. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 and login name is koha and password is koha123. My plan is to make live cd with the help of Relinux. Can Relinux can retain the user name and password I created in final Live CD. Same like Remastersys ...

    Question #216297 : Questions : sudo package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+question/216297
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    Dec 9, 2012 - I am a new user to the ubuntu desktop. i need to know how to gain access as a "root" user (not the sudo command) and yes i am aware of the risk of using root. but i want it to resolve a few issues im having as i am not comfortable typing miles of command in a terminal window trying to fix my issues. some of ...

    Bug #6306 “Kiosk admin tool tries to login with root account " : Bugs ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/6306
    Kiosk admin tool use fish with localhost to modify files. It tries to login with root account wich is disabled by default on kubuntu. Temporary fix is to enable the root account : sudo passwd root F.

    Question #195041 : Questions : ubuntu-meta package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/195041
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    Apr 28, 2012 - I am not concerned about the lack of "root" security on this machine, but I do have a lot of email and Firefox links as well as Google Earth places stored in my root account. I tried re-activating the root account with "sudo passwd root" but that did not restore "root" functionality. Any help would be appreciated.

    Question #1008 : Questions : Ubuntu - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/1008
    Where is my root password? I installed ubuntu, but it only asked me about first username and password. But where do I get my root password? Please help. Regards, Surya.

    Bug #14561 “preseed doesn't setup user in /etc/sudoers” : Bugs ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/14561
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    Mar 26, 2005 - Account setup. # To preseed the root password, you have to put it in the clear in this # file. That is not a very good idea, use caution! passwd passwd/root-password password rootme passwd passwd/root-password-again password rootme # If you want to skip creation of a normal user account. #passwd pas.

    Bug #890886 “system-config-samba needs root password, normally u ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/890886
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    Nov 15, 2011 - It seems to insist to get the real "root" password, unlike all other programs relying on [gk]sudo. Normal ubuntu policy is to completely disable root account. I can either launch it from a terminal ("sudo system-config-samba") or I have to assign a valid password to root ("sudo passwd root"...). How...

    Question #173883 : Questions : shadow package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/shadow/+question/173883
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    if you are in the admin group the password should be your password, otherwise should be the root one. if you forgot "your" password you have to change it with a live cd, if you forgot the root password you have to type sudo passwd root in a terminal and change it in a new one ...

    Bug #34606 (esmeri) “Administrator root password readable in cle ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/34606
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    Mar 12, 2006 - After all, the root account is locked by default even though the user password will still let you get root privs with sudo. ... this is quite serious since the default user is granted sudo rights, all i need to do is tu use this password to do a "sudo su-", then change the ... Template: passwd/root-password-crypted.

    Installation error; su: Authentication failure - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/35019
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    Jun 2, 2008 - If you want to use 'su' instead of sudo to gain root privileges, you must: 1) assign a password to root: 'sudo passwd root' 2) setuid /bin/su: 'chmod 4750 /bin/su'. root@xxx# ls -la /bin/su -rwsr-x--- 1 root admin 32796 2006-12-19 21:35 /bin/su. Now you have enabled the root account and you can 'su' from ...

    Question #5860 : Questions : yelp package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+question/5860
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    Apr 29, 2007 - I recently installed Ubuntu 6.06 and am using GNOME. I created a single user during installation. I am able to log in as this user and the first time I was able to the Synaptic Package Manager to get and install updates. However, now when I try to use this or any other adminstrator function, I get a "Wrong ...

    Bug #562006 “Cups Web Admin Authentication Fails” : Bugs : cups ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/562006
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    Apr 13, 2010 - I can confirm your solution works. Here's what I did: sudo passwd root sudo usermod -aG shadow root sudo usermod -aG lpadmin root sudo lppasswd -a root sudo vi /etc/cups/cupsd.conf sudo service cups restart. I will write back if I find some of these steps are not necessary, or if enabling the root account ...

    Bug #180430 “[Hardy] Can't unlock root account” : Bugs : gnome ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180430
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    Jan 4, 2008 - 1. Open Users And Groups menu 2. Go to "Login Window Preferences" > Tab "Security" and check the "Allow local system administrator login" box. 3. Type this on a terminal to change your root password : sudo passwd root 4. Once you typed your new password, you can logout and try to login with root ...

    Question #531 : Questions : gnome-terminal package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+question/531
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    Mar 17, 2006 - If you want to use 'su' instead of sudo to gain root privileges, you must: 1) assign a password to root: 'sudo passwd root' 2) setuid /bin/su: 'chmod 4750 /bin/su'. root@xxx# ls -la /bin/su -rwsr-x--- 1 root admin 32796 2006-12-19 21:35 /bin/su. Now you have enabled the root account and you can 'su' from ...

    Bug #748615 “Login fails on Webmin” : Bugs : sudo package : Ubuntu

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/748615
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    Apr 2, 2011 - I also had this issue. I just created a password for root using "sudo passwd root" logged into webmin with root created a new account in webmin logged out of webmin logged into webmin with the new account disabled root again using "sudo passwd -l root" ...

    Bug #16139 “document that initial user isn't set up for sudo whe ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/16139
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    Apr 17, 2005 - Add passwd/root-login question (asked at medium priority), currently defaulting to true. * If root-login is false, skip root password prompts, lock the root account, always make a user account, install sudo, and configure /etc/sudoers to allow the user to become root. Closes: #344873. The addition of an explicit ...

    Bug #288964 “sudo does not work with unbinding usb interface fro ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288964
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    Oct 25, 2008 - bash: unbind: Permission denied mcuee@Ubuntu804:/sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbhid$ sudo echo -n 1-7:1.1 >unbind bash: unbind: Permission denied. It turns out that I need to enable root to be able to do the job. mcuee@Ubuntu804:/sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbhid$ sudo passwd root [sudo] password for mcuee:

    Bug #484317 “GDM allows root logins” : Bugs : gdm package : Ubuntu

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/484317
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    Nov 17, 2009 - I am able to reproduce this on a Lucid box using "sudo passwd root" to enable the root account. I haven't heard that Ubuntu was going to allow root logins through gdm even if the account is enabledf, so I believe this is a bug. Thanks for your report, Iain.

    Bug #86588 “missing items in control center as root” : Bugs : gnome ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/86588
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    New install of daily build, feisty 7.04 Login as regular user Enable root user # sudo passwd root Go to control center - very cool stuff Enable root login from the login shortcut in control panel Log out, log in as root Go to control panel - whole bunch of stuff missing Try to add from menu editor, when I select something it ...

    Question #66726 : Questions : gnome-terminal package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+question/66726
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    Apr 7, 2009 - If you want to enable root account (which is not recommended) enter the following command. $sudo passwd root. This will prompt for a new root password and once you confirm it, you can start using the root account to login. If you want to disable root account in ubuntu you need to lock the root account by ...

    Question #103447 : Questions : firefox-3.5 package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.5/+question/103447
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    Mar 6, 2010 - Yes, that would be a little misleading in my part where I typed "the first configured user password equals the root password", It's just that you can access the root account (with sudo su / sudo -i) using the first user configured password when you had not changed/enabled it using: sudo passwd root. And if you ...

    Bug #1159983 “[regression-update] Can't change local users passw ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1159983
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    Mar 25, 2013 - sudo passwd user. New Password: Reenter new Password: passwd: Authentication token manipulation error passwd: password unchanged. - Case 4: As AD-User ... And I still can't set password for local users: ~# passwd root passwd: Authentication token manipulation error passwd: password unchanged ...

    Bug #5608 “SWAT expects to authenticate as root” : Bugs : samba ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/5608
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    Dec 9, 2005 - Although this is not advisable from a security point of view you can use swat with the root account if you first give the root account a password. It is there it just doesn't have a password. To give the root user a password you do:- sudo passwd root you will then be prompted for your normal user password in ...

    Bug #705150 “Hang trying to enter single-user mode (runlevel 1 ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/705150
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    Jan 19, 2011 - Binary package hint: upstart "telinit 1" causes a hang. The root shell prompt never appears. The screen is left showing the boot/shutdown splash. To reproduce: 1. Log into a Gnome Classic (no acceleration) session. Make sure root has a valid password (run 'sudo passwd root') 2. Ctl-Alt-F1 to switch to a VT ...

    Bug #115227 “Only sudo ajaxterm rather than default /etc/init.d ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/115227
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    May 17, 2007 - Binary package hint: ajaxterm First things first, the full title of this bug is: ajaxterm 0.9-2 only allows logins if invoked by "sudo ajaxterm" (root) rather than through "[sudo] /etc/init.d/ajaxterm start" or by a user However, launchpad.net kept getting internal server errors and/or timing out on trying to submit this ...

    Bug #32906 “sudo fails if it cannot resolve the local hostname a ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/32906
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    Feb 26, 2006 - On behalf of Adam Williamson [*] adamw@ubuntu510:~$ sudo scp 192.168.2.7:/etc/hosts /etc adamw@ubuntu510:~$ sudo nano /etc/hosts sudo: unable to lookup ubuntu510 via ... not possible. So yes, Ubuntu depends exclusively on sudo if you haven't every set up the root user by doing "passwd root".

    Question #13844 : Questions : gnome-terminal package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+question/13844
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    Sep 22, 2007 - trying to run"freshclam-v" as root just trying to get fresh clam to work in ubuntu7.0 the following question was answered and thanks for all the tips and help after all that trouble still could not get clam av set up does any one use it on the main page it says 4 steps but doesn't say how to do them? now a days I ...

    Bug #238755 “'Account has expired' message when adding a new use ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/238755
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    Jun 10, 2008 - Me too. I have this problem with adduser from the time when I enabled the root user (sudo passwd root) and then disabled it (sudo passwd -l root). Hope this info will help.

    Bug #336660 “GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/336660
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    Mar 2, 2009 - Binary package hint: gconf Since Ubuntu 8.10 (I've tried it in 8.10 and 9.04 alpha5) there is a very strange bug. If you set a root password (e.g. with command sudo passwd root) and then log in to root in a terminal using command su a lot of GNOME applications start from this root session with an error like ...

    1.26ubuntu1 : user-setup package : Ubuntu - Launchpad.net

    https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/user-setup/1.26ubuntu1
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    Allow the admin group to gain root privileges using sudo. - Default passwd/root-login to false. - Create the spu group on powerpc/ps3 and powerpc/cell. - Make is_system_user always return false if OVERRIDE_SYSTEM_USER is set. - Add preseedable passwd/auto-login question; if set to true, configure gdm and kdm for ...

    Change log : user-setup package : Ubuntu - Launchpad.net

    https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/user-setup/+changelog
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    Allow the admin group to gain root privileges using sudo. - Default passwd/root-login to false. - Create the spu group on powerpc/ps3 and powerpc/cell. - Make is_system_user always return false if OVERRIDE_SYSTEM_USER is set. - Add preseedable passwd/auto-login question; if set to true, configure gdm and kdm for ...

    Change log : user-setup package : Ubuntu - Launchpad

    https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/user-setup/+changelog?batch=75...75...
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    Add the initial user to the adm, dip, lpadmin, and fuse groups too, and to the admin group if no root password is set. Do not add them to the netdev or powerdev groups. - Allow the admin group to gain root privileges using sudo. - Default passwd/root-login to false. - Create the spu group on powerpc/ps3 and powerpc/cell.

    Question #19030 : Questions : dolphin package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dolphin/+question/19030
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    Nov 30, 2007 - Well, if you really must have complete access to the entire file system without the safety of user accounts and file permissions, you could just run as the root user all of the time. I very much recommend against it, but it is your system. Just be careful with it. To do this, type "sudo passwd root" in a terminal, and ...

    Question #139929 : Questions : simple-scan package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/simple-scan/+question/139929
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    Jan 2, 2011 - sudo passwd root [sudo] password for tejasbarot: ****** <——– Enter your Current User password from which you have logged in from GUI —-> Enter new UNIX password: ****** < ——— Enter New password which you want to set for root user ——> Retype new UNIX password: ****** < ——— Retype New ...

    Question #136833 : Questions : sudo package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+question/136833
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    Dec 6, 2010 - It ran for a lot of time, after that exited with error code 1 After restarting the system, I tried to continue with the next step which involved using sudo. I got following message

    Bug #121739 “terminal wont accept typed input when prompting for ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121739
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    Jun 22, 2007 - For new users like me I found out that this means that you type sudo passwd root. Press enter. It will then ask you for your password - you can enter it. It then asks for a new Unix password. Sorry guys - us beginners need a very simple walk through! - we just don't have the knowledge base assumed in some ...

    Bug #243503 “cant enter my password in terminal” : Bugs : gnome ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/243503
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    Jun 27, 2008 - Binary package hint: gnome-terminal I enter the terminal window type su enter password and then I see su: Authentication failure . ... sudo passwd root. Then enter user account's password followed by a new root password, repeat to verify. I thought I automaticlly had root privilages being the primary user.

    Question #207690 : Questions : Grub Customizer - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/grub-customizer/+question/207690
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    Sep 4, 2012 - I typed this in terminal: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install grub-customizer sudo grub-customizer. or. sudo passwd root you put your own password for root su. Put your password apt-add-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer

    Bug #27420 “libstdc++ mismatch” : Bugs : netcdf package : Ubuntu

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/27420
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    Dec 20, 2005 - 1) sudo passwd root (to set the passwd) 2) su (you need to be root, sudo will not work for the following) 3) apt-get update; apt-get build-dep netcdfg 4) apt-get --build source netcdfg 5) dpkg -i netcdf*.db. and then everything works. Presumably, the binary build of libnetcdf_c++ was done against a different

    Question #58517 : Questions : Ubuntu - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/58517
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    Jan 23, 2009 - ... your system, you wont have any superuser previliages unless you are asked to enter a password to launch an application or if you type sudo/gksu before running a command from a terminal. PS the root account is disabled by default but can be enabled if you want with the command. sudo passwd root ...

    1.39ubuntu1 : user-setup package : Ubuntu - Launchpad.net

    https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/user-setup/1.39ubuntu1
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    Default passwd/root-login to false. ... This will be inconsistent with previous Ubuntu releases, but consistent with Debian and compatible with sudo. user-setup (1.39) unstable; urgency=low * Bump Standards to 3.9.2 [ Updated translations ] * Bulgarian (bg.po) by Damyan Ivanov * Czech (cs.po) by Miroslav Kure * Esperanto ...

    Question #174435 : Questions : lightdm package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lightdm/+question/174435
    Oct 15, 2011 - 3. enable root account (sudo passwd root), and login as root 4. userdel -r <my account> 5. adduser --encrypt-home <my account> 6. modify /etc/group to add my account in adm, dialout, cdrom, plugdev, lpadmin, admin, sambashare 7. login and restore backup 8. Remember to wipe your backup file (sudo ...

    Question #196439 : Questions : ubuntu-meta package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+question/196439
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    May 8, 2012 - sudo passwd root. then copy paste below in terminal. sudo sh -c 'echo "greeter-show-manual-login=true" >> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf'. now restart and enjoy you can use root account. for adding user you can go threw following ... sudo useradd -p <user_name> <password>. after doing this you can open ...

    Question #37569 : Questions : Ubuntu - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/37569
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    Jun 27, 2008 - What settings do I change so that Ubuntu doesn't ask me for passwords for anything? I don't want to get asked for passwords -- ever --. I want to have privileges to edit files, log on to my LAN, view menus that aren't grayed out (authenticated, unlocked), etc. automatically, every time I boot up. I've tried ...

    Question #87970 : Questions : gnome-nettool package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/87970
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    Nov 1, 2009 - My wireless network card wouldn't connect after I installed UBUNTU 9.10. It is an Airlink USB AWLL6080 with an Atheros Communications Inc chipset. Dual boot with XP and UBUNTU 9.04 and card works great in both OS's. Dual boot with XP and UBUNTU 9.10 and card works great in XP but not in ...

    Bug #1103022 “70-udev-acl.rules needs to put g+rw on /dev/kvm ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1103022
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    Jan 22, 2013 - sudo mv /lib/udev/rules.d/40-qemu-system.rules{,.disabled} $ sudo rmmod kvm_intel kvm $ sudo passwd root # log into VT1 as root, to avoid having a CK session # modprobe kvm_intel # ls -l /dev/kvm; getfacl /dev/kvm crw------- 1 root root 10, 232 Jan 29 08:36 /dev/kvm # file: dev/kvm # owner: root # group: ...

    Bug #1416515 “ISST-LTE:Ubuntu 15.04: “Cannot ... - Launchpad Bugs

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1416515
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    Jan 30, 2015 - Comment: #0 - Sowmya G. Parvathi <email address hidden> - 2015-01-29 12:43:30 == I have a lpar installed with ubuntu 15.04.I enabled kdump and on reboot getting error message "Cannot open `/boot/vmlinuz`". Steps to recreate: 1. Install ubuntu 15.04 (netboot) 2. sudo passwd root 3. apt-get update, ...

    Bug #51551 “newusers, liboobs uses crypt insted of md5, intrepid ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/51551
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    Jul 2, 2006 - Allow the admin group to gain root privileges using sudo. - Default passwd/root-login to false. - Create the spu group on powerpc/ps3 and powerpc/cell. - Make is_system_user always return false if OVERRIDE_SYSTEM_USER is set. - Add preseedable passwd/auto-login question; if set to true, configure

    Question #12945 : Questions : Ubuntu - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/12945
    Sep 7, 2007 - Hello,. the easiest way is to create a new one. Open the terminal and enter: 1)Type sudo 2)When it asks for a password, enter your current user's password. 3)Type passwd root or just passwd. 4)Enter and confirm the password for the root user. 5)Now you can actually use the su command. br. Mathias ...

    Bug #47388 “gksuexec doesn't work in dapper !” : Bugs : gksu ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/47388
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    May 29, 2006 - There is a difference between gksudo (graphical equivalent to sudo) and gksu which will prompt for the password of the so called "root" user (not superuser). If an application uses gksu by mistake, you'll need to create a root user, assign a password (sudo passwd root) and use that password of the root user ...

    Question #162163 : Questions : Ubuntu - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/162163
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    Jun 21, 2011 - I use UBUNTU 11.04 When I trying to install vlc it did not install and shows following error The following packages have unmet dependencies: vlc: Depends: vlc-nox (= 1.1.9-1ubuntu1.1) but 1.1.9-1ubuntu1.1 is to be installed Depends: libaa1 (>= 1.4p5) but 1.4p5-38build1 is to be installed Depends: ...

    Question #339916 : Questions : Ubuntu - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/339916
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    Aug 11, 2016 - 2. entrando por terminal cambiando la traseña para acceder como rooot con sudo passwd root me pide la contraseña pero no me deja modificar el archivo con sudo edit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf al darle guardar manda error de proteccion. Como puedo cambiar los atributos del archivo? para poder ...

    Bug #1580026 “Cannot print to LaserJet Pro M1212 nf MFP from Ra ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1580026
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    May 10, 2016 - Update: This bug occurred when I had configured the printer using the CUPS WEB interface configuration. When I removed this and used the HPLIP device manager everything worked great!!! I saw that the URI is now in the format that the HPLIB expects. I had to do sudo passwd root in order to set a root ...

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    May 24, 2012 - 820726. sudo pkill memcached can be used to work around this. ... sudo apt-get install testrepository in your host instance. ... root@host> passwd root # set password to, say, 'foo' root@host> grep root /etc/shadow >> /var/lib/lxc/lptests/rootfs/etc/shadow root@host> vi /var/lib/lxc/lptests/rootfs/etc/shadow ...

    Bug #827496 “cobbler kickstart metadata dont affect ubuntu prese ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/827496
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    Aug 16, 2011 - and the result was the following: ubuntu@cobbler:~$ sudo cobbler profile getks --name oneiric-4-i386 d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-generic d-i passwd/root-login boolean false d-i passwd/make-user boolean true d-i passwd/user-fullname string testing. Which means the kickstart meta-data has ...

    Bug #20799 “spca5xx does not work” : Bugs : linux-source-2.6.15 ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/20799
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    Sep 2, 2005 - #sudo passwd root. and set the root password if u already dont have one. Now do the following. #su #CC=gcc-3.4 #export CC #exit #CC=gcc-3.4 #export CC #wget http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca50x/Download/spca5xx-20050906.tar.gz #tar xvfz spca5xx-20050906.tar.gz #cd spca5xx-20050906.tar.gz #make

    Bug #201673 “REGRESSION: glibc 2.7-9ubuntu1 NSS module broken ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/201673
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    Mar 13, 2008 - In glibc 2.7-9ubuntu1, many critical programs (such as bash and sudo) fail to run with various error messages, such as "malloc: ../bash/subst.c:3472: ... sudo passwd root. I think that a suitable installation action would be to "set root password to the first user password". (my root password is not the same).

    Bug #210453 “Problems with the Display-Brightness on Asus z71v ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/210453
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    Apr 1, 2008 - We have do make root aktive at first (Couldn't get it to work with sudo). Do this: #sudo passwd root "Now type in a password you like" #su root #cd /sys/devices/platform/asus-laptop #echo 10 > ls_level. Now your brightness should start to light up. If you wan't to disable the light sensor, type: #echo 0 > ...

    This is a post by me from the people who have been giving me some ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm-spice/+bug/.../+download
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    Nov 12, 2012 - ... maiakaat.co.uk www.maiakaat.co.uk cat /etc/passwd root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash libvirt-qemu:x:106:106:Libvirt Qemu,,,:/var/lib/libvirt:/bin/false libvirt-dnsmasq:x:107:112:Libvirt Dnsmasq,,,:/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq:/bin/false jodic:x:1000:1000:jodic,,,:/home/jodic:/bin/bash cd /var/lib/libvirt sudo ls -l drwx--x--x ...

    Question #7162 : Questions : Ubuntu - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/7162
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    May 25, 2007 - order to edit the xorg.conf file I had to reenable su to change to the root user. I did this using "sudo passwd root". Then in a terminal I tried to change directory to /etc/X11. I used cd /etc/ and then cd /X11/ but here I'm told that no such directory exists. In the /etc/ directory I used "ls -a" to list all files and can see ...

    Bug #36237 “breezy freezes when camorama/gnomemeeting tries to a ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/36237
    1. Cached
    Oct 1, 2005 - #sudo passwd root. and set the root password if u already dont have one. Now do the following. #su #CC=gcc-3.4 #export CC #exit #CC=gcc-3.4 #export CC #wget http://mxhaard.free.fr/spca50x/Download/spca5xx-20050906.tar.gz #tar xvfz spca5xx-20050906.tar.gz #cd spca5xx-20050906.tar.gz #make

    Merge into quantal : merge : Quantal (12.10) : Code : sudo package ...

    https://code.launchpad.net/~xnox/ubuntu/quantal/sudo/merge/+merge/106788
    1. Cached
    May 22, 2012 - Description: sudo - Provide limited super user privileges to specific users sudo-ldap - Provide limited super user pr... ... Merge lp:~xnox/ubuntu/quantal/sudo/merge into lp:ubuntu/quantal/sudo. Quantal (12.10) ...... 3145, -User \fBjohn\fR can still run \f(CW\*(C`/usr/bin/passwd root\*(C'\fR if \fIfast_glob\fR is.

    Bug #187218 “folding fails to install properly” : Bugs : origami

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187218
    1. Cached
    Jan 30, 2008 - Download version folding-0.6, extracted it and attempted to install it, however I get the following error: [22:29:40] Tue 01/29/2008 [ratchet] [~/folding-0.6] [pabelanger@pts/0] > sudo ./folding.sh install -u ... "getent passwd root | cut -d: -f7" works fine and yields the expected result. Thanks again,. Martin.

    Question #195179 : Questions : update-manager package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/195179
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    Apr 28, 2012 - I have tried 4 times now to download the newest version Ubuntu 12.04 LTS... Once by clicking 'Upgrade' in the "Update Manager", once from the Ubuntu Home Page - both of these being the Desktop version. Only got partly downloaded then stopped. Twice tried to do a Bit Torrent Download. Once a ...

    Bug #1487004 “Malicious server can bypass gpg verification and i ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1487004
    1. Cached
    Aug 20, 2015 - ... the host: "sudo mount-image-callback /var/lib/lxc/test2/tmpfs/delta0/var/www/html/backdoored.img chroot _MOUNTPOINT_ passwd root" 5. Force the authentic image URL to 403: sudo chmod 0 /var/www/html/releases/server/releases/trusty/*/* 6. Arrange for the 403 error document to contain the malicious ...

    Bug #1427160 “d-i allocates all disk space to /home” : Bugs : MAAS

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1427160
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    Mar 2, 2015 - I have a series of compute nodes, where d-i with the regular partman recipe, has gone and allocated most of the disk space on the boxes to /home: ubuntu@maas:~⟫ for i in $(seq 0 2); do juju ssh nova-compute/$i df -h; done. Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda1 9.1G 3.1G 5.6G 36% /

    Bug #1702351 “[snap] “User installation could not be completed ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1702351
    1. Cached
    Jul 4, 2017 - This error occurs when the user group is composed of more than one word. My primary group is "domain users" since my user is in AD (I use SSSD). LANG=en_US snap run libreoffice $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 ...

    Bug #1289719 “Wifi Problem HP DV7 After Windows 7 Dual Boot Inst ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1289719
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    Mar 8, 2014 - sudo passwd root su - mike-HP-Pavilion-dv7-Notebook-PC BugReport # rfkill list 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no. Hard blocked: Yes rfkill unblock wifi # Check with list again, same results rfkill unblock all # Same as above rfkill block all rfkill unblock all # Same results still persist halt/poweroff/reboot

    Bug #1468089 " PPC64LE Ubuntu Live image creation: Issue install ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1468089
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    Jun 23, 2015 - 11 sudo mount --bind /dev /home/racker/work/chroot/dev 12 sudo chroot chroot 13 14 mount none -t proc /proc 15 mount none -t sysfs /sys 16 mount none -t devpts /dev/pts 17 export HOME=/root 18 export LC_ALL=C 19 20 # set password for root 21 passwd root 22 23 apt-get update 24 # apt-get install ...

    [Merge] lp:~jtv/orchestra/odev-setup-arch into lp:orchestra : Mailing ...

    https://lists.launchpad.net/orchestra/msg00334.html
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    ... +d-i clock-setup/ntp-server string ntp.ubuntu.com +d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-server +d-i passwd/root-login boolean false +d-i passwd/make-user ..... iso/natty-release/ubuntu-11.04-server-amd64.iso -boot d + + + +sudo apt-get install python-software-properties +for p in ppa:orchestra/ppa ppa:dotdee/ppa; ...

    Bug #1713778 “percona server crashes on Power, ARM” : Bugs : juju ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1713778
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    Aug 29, 2017 - Fixing index 1 - Fixing index 2 ubuntu@juju-6db2c9-0-lxd-5:~$ sudo myisamchk -r -q /var/lib/percona-xtradb-cluster/mysql/user - check record delete-chain ..... 2017-09-27 21:48:07 DEBUG juju-log Writing file /var/lib/charm/mysql/mysql.passwd root:root 660 2017-09-27 21:48:07 DEBUG worker.uniter.jujuc ...

    [Bug 1008175] Re: Install documention VMWare Server 2.0.2 on ...

    https://lists.launchpad.net/documentation-packages/msg01145.html
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    Si vous avez utilisez la commande "su" et "sudo" il s'agit du compte root. Si vous n'aviez pas activer le compte root auparavant et que vous etes bloqué pour vous connecter car il n'est pas activer. utiliser la commande "passwd root" pour définir un mot de passe pour root, et permettre la connexion avec ce compte! Enjoy!

    Question #251824 : Questions : gnome-nettool package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-nettool/+question/251824
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    Jul 18, 2014 - Only problem which needed to be overcome in the instructions was at the line where su -c command was involved. Had to first use sudo passwd root. to make a password for the root user to be able to use the successive su -c instructions without getting an authentication failure. but the usb adapter is unable ...

    Preseed file taken from MAAS "View preseed" UI: # MAAS - Ubuntu ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-auto/+bug/.../8/+download
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    #d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-server # User Setup d-i passwd/root-login boolean false d-i passwd/make-user boolean true d-i passwd/user-fullname string ubuntu d-i passwd/username string ubuntu d-i passwd/user-password-crypted password ! d-i passwd/user-uid string d-i user-setup/allow-password-weak ...

    Question #4162 : Questions : lupin - Launchpad Answers

    https://answers.launchpad.net/lupin/+question/4162
    1. Cached
    Mar 12, 2007 - use sudo). The default is false; preseed this to true if you want to set # a root password. d-i passwd/root-login boolean false # Alternatively, to skip creation of a normal user account. #d-i passwd/make-user boolean false # Root password, either in clear text #d-i passwd/root-password password r00tme

    Bug #851055 “[Oneiric] 'Not Authorized' error given when mountin ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/851055
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    Sep 15, 2011 - sudo apt-get install lightdm sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop. sudo bash passwd root. System Definitions -> User Accounts -> unlock (use root password) make myself an Admin user. For some reason I had lost my admin rights too so I had to do those extra steps do recover it (why?). Now Hibernate and ...

    Bug #537133 “mountall issues with NFS root filesystem” : Bugs ...

    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/537133
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    Mar 11, 2010 - Still waiting for feedback on whether this works in 12.10 and later after running sudo sed -i -e's/local-filesystems/virtual-filesystems/' /etc/init/statd.conf. Anyone using nfsroot who would be willing to test this? If that does fix it, ... chroot /srv/nfsroot/$RELEASE passwd root. # exporting the nfsroot from the server

    Merge into trunk : casper-virtio : Code : Casper - Launchpad.net

    https://code.launchpad.net/~ivoks/casper/casper-virtio/+merge/78378
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    Oct 6, 2011 - 2591, -EOF. 2592, +db_set passwd/root-password-crypted. 2593, +db_set passwd/user-password-crypted. 2594, +db_set passwd/user-fullname. 2595, +db_set passwd/username. 2596, +db_set passwd/user-uid. 2597. 2598, if [ -f /root/etc/sudoers ]; then. 2599, if [ "${BUILD_SYSTEM}" = "Ubuntu" ]; then.

    ubuntu : Code : user-setup - Launchpad

    https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/user-setup/ubuntu
    Nov 24, 2006 - Bug #340841: passwd/root-password-crypted not being honored, Medium, Fix Released, Remove · Bug #356876: Translations for two strings not used, High ... Bug #395082: No sudo access after installing of Ubuntu amd64 from July 2 daily. Undecided, Fix Released, Remove. Bug #395861: gdm 2.26 ...

    [Merge] lp:~rvb/maas/preseed-templates into lp:maas : Mailing list ...

    https://lists.launchpad.net/launchpad-reviewers/msg08964.html
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    Jun 19, 2012 - ... /etc/sudoers.d/maas && \ + wget "{{node_disable_pxe_url}}" -O /dev/null && \ + true +{{enddef}} === added file 'contrib/preseeds_v2/preseed_master' ... kernel +d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-server + +# User Setup +d-i passwd/root-login boolean false +d-i passwd/make-user boolean true ...

    [Merge] lp:~pgraner/ubuntu-server-iso-testing/arm ... - Launchpad.net

    https://lists.launchpad.net/ubuntu-server-iso-testing-dev/msg00205.html
    1. Cached
    Aug 13, 2012 - -To enable the repository:: - - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-server-iso-testing-dev/testing - -To install the ubuntu-server-iso-testing package:: ...... either in clear text -#d-i passwd/root-password password r00tme -#d-i passwd/root-password-again password r00tme -# or encrypted using an MD5 hash.

    Merge into trunk : fs_type-fix : Code : Casper - Launchpad

    https://code.launchpad.net/~harish2704/casper/fs_type-fix/+merge/280400
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    Dec 13, 2015 - 3398, -set passwd/root-password-crypted. 3399, -set passwd/user-password-crypted. 3400, -set passwd/user-fullname. 3401, -set passwd/username. 3402, -set passwd/user-uid. 3403, -EOF. 3404, -. 3405, -if [ -f /root/etc/sudoers ]; then. 3406, - if [ "${BUILD_SYSTEM}" = "Ubuntu" ]; then. 3407, - if grep -q ...

    Question #207347 : Questions : ubiquity package : Ubuntu

    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/207347
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    Aug 31, 2012 - Aug 31 07:32:28 debconf: --> REGISTER debian-installer/dummy passwd/root-login ..... true && in-target sh -c 'f=$1; shift; echo $0 > $f && chmod 0440 $f $*' 'ubuntu ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' /etc/sudoers.d/maas && wget "http://10.0.0.11:80/cblr/svc/op/nopxe/system/node-1f5c7fb6-f33b

    Merge into trunk : odev-without-apt-get-update : Code : Orchestra

    https://code.launchpad.net/~jtv/orchestra/odev-without-apt-get-update/+.../96514
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    Mar 8, 2012 - 623, +d-i passwd/root-login boolean false. 624, +d-i ..... 922, +for p in ppa:orchestra/ppa ppa:dotdee/ppa; do sudo apt-add-repository $p; done ... 957, +sudo umount. 958, +sudo rsync -aXHAS /mnt/src/ /mnt/target. 959, +echo "cobbler" | sudo tee /mnt/target/etc/hostname. 960, +sudo poweroff. 961, +.

    Merge into trunk : preseed-templates : Code : MAAS - Launchpad

    https://code.launchpad.net/~rvb/maas/preseed-templates/+merge/111049
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    Jun 19, 2012 - 47, + in-target sh -c 'f=$1; shift; echo $0 > $f && chmod 0440 $f $*' 'ubuntu ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' /etc/sudoers.d/maas && \. 48, + wget "{{node_disable_pxe_url}}" -O /dev/null && \. 49, + true ... 99, +# User Setup. 100, +d-i passwd/root-login boolean false. 101, +d-i passwd/make-user boolean true.

    Merge into oneiric : merge-with-debian : Oneiric (11.10) : Code ...

    https://code.launchpad.net/~jbicha/ubuntu/oneiric/.../73770 - Translate this page
    1219, +<informalexample role="example"><screen>. 1220, +# No crear el compte de superusuari (l'usuari normal haurà de ser capaç. 1221, +# d'utilitzar sudo). 1222, +#d-i passwd/root-login boolean false. 1223, +# De forma alternativa, per no crear el compte d'usuari normal. 1224, +#d-i passwd/make-user boolean false.

    [Merge] lp:~andreserl/maas/maas_saucy_fix_commissioning into lp ...

    https://lists.launchpad.net/launchpad-reviewers/msg16076.html
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    Oct 9, 2013 - + +Set the iSCSI config to include the MAAS configs:: + + $ sudo tee -a /etc/tgt/targets.conf < contrib/tgt.conf + +The http_proxy variable is only needed if ...... kernel +d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-server + +# User Setup +d-i passwd/root-login boolean false +d-i passwd/make-user boolean true ...

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