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how can i know the password of root on ubuntu

Posted on August 26, 2013

i want to use the root,but have no password . i never set the password of root,what happned?



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<b>“… i never set the password of root,what happned?”</b> <br> <br>Unless you uploaded & selected an SSH key when you created your droplet, the root password would have been e-mailed to you. Check your SPAM folder, just in case.

thank you: <br>I see the solution that password the root in terminal on internet? <br>I do command passwd root in terminal,but there is error that passwd <br>is invalid?Hao can I change the root password? <br>

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