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VirtualBox Ubuntu: first login - password

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Anonymous user -  
 ghassen -
Hi!

So here it is, I'm installing my virtualbox, with a Linux Ubuntu image as the disk. Everything goes well until I start the machine: I'm asked for a password. I didn't fill in any "password" fields during the installation, so I'm a bit lost. HALP plz :)

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    zipe31 Posted messages 34620 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 501
     
    Hello,

    I didn’t fill in any “password” fields during the installation.
    In my opinion, you must have skipped a step ;-(
    Moreover, on Ubuntu, the user password (the first one created) is also the superuser (root) password, so that’s an essential step.
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    1. Anonymous user
       
      Hi, thanks for your reply.
      On the virtual version I downloaded, the username/password is provided by the person who uploaded it (I just realized that).

      But you’re telling me that normally I choose my password during the installation? Maybe I downloaded the wrong version?
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    2. zipe31 Posted messages 34620 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 501
       
      Well no, if you downloaded an unofficial and pre-installed image, then that's normal.

      Could we have the address of the site where you downloaded it? Thank you.
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    3. Anonymous user
       
      ok and then you just need a simple #sudo passwd root to set the root password
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    5. zipe31 Posted messages 34620 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 501
       
      Okay, and then it just takes a simple #sudo passwd root to set the root password
      I suppose a simple: 
      passwd
      as a user should be enough ;-)

      I downloaded it here: http://virtualboxes.org/images/ubuntu/
      Thank you.
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