It might happen – and it will happen, especially if we continue adding user-provided images that we cannot test thoroughly – that this is not the case. Note that this only allows user escalation through the su command and text logins (from a real or virtual terminal). If you wish, you can even allow root graphical logins: you are invited to search through Google “root login ” to see how it can be done.Ģ) The password for user for the Linux image is wrong? What is the correct password for ?Īs far as we can do, we try to ensure to supply correct username/password couples are provided.

Type sudo passwd root, then press Return.

If you insist on setting a root password, you can do it anyway: In Ubuntu (and several other distributions) you are supposed to use one or more unprivileged accounts all the time, and get the required priviliges through sudo when you need that. In short: you are not supposed to actually login with user root credentials in any given moment. I need the ‘root’ password to administrate my system.

Through this page we will try to answer some of the most common questions we get asked either through comment boxes or e-mail.ġ) I’ve downloaded an Ubuntu codename “” image.

Pasword for ubuntu virtualbox