demo username and password
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I downloaded Ubuntu from the Univ of MD mirror site and wanted to demo it off the CD.* I am being prompted for a username/pwd and I have not been able to find credentials that work.* The usual ones do not work and it always brings me to the login screen and not straight to the desktop.* Little help... -Nilesh -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
demo username and password
On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 10:19 -0800, masih nilesh wrote:
> I downloaded Ubuntu from the Univ of MD mirror site and wanted to demo > it off the CD. I am being prompted for a username/pwd and I have not > been able to find credentials that work. The usual ones do not work > and it always brings me to the login screen and not straight to the > desktop. Little help... You should not be prompted, but this repeatedly came up on the list over the last year or so. IIRC nobody ever found a reason, but every time I read about it, it could be fixed by burning the CD as slower speed. YMMV. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 4:00 PM, Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic@dantian.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 10:19 -0800, masih nilesh wrote: >> I downloaded Ubuntu from the Univ of MD mirror site and wanted to demo >> it off the CD. I am being prompted for a username/pwd and I have not >> been able to find credentials that work. The usual ones do not work >> and it always brings me to the login screen and not straight to the >> desktop. Little help... > > You should not be prompted, but this repeatedly came up on the list over > the last year or so. IIRC nobody ever found a reason, but every time I > read about it, it could be fixed by burning the CD as slower speed. > YMMV. > That doesn't really answer the question. Hardly ever a straight answer here. I've always used "root" as the username and "root" as the password and that's worked before. This has happened to me not only on Ubuntu LiveCDs but also SimplyMEPIS and Sabayon Linux LiveCDs as well so this isn't an Ubuntu only thing. -- Michael "TheZorch" Haney thezorch@gmail.com http://thezorch.googlepages.com/home AIM: thezorch@gmail.com Yahoo IM: zorchhaney ICQ: 343230252 GoogleTalk: thezorch MSN Messeger: haneymichael@hotmail.com Free You Computer from the Tyranny of Microsoft www.ubuntu.com -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Michael Haney <thezorch@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 4:00 PM, Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic@dantian.org> wrote: >> On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 10:19 -0800, masih nilesh wrote: >>> I downloaded Ubuntu from the Univ of MD mirror site and wanted to demo >>> it off the CD. I am being prompted for a username/pwd and I have not >>> been able to find credentials that work. The usual ones do not work >>> and it always brings me to the login screen and not straight to the >>> desktop. Little help... >> >> You should not be prompted, but this repeatedly came up on the list over >> the last year or so. IIRC nobody ever found a reason, but every time I >> read about it, it could be fixed by burning the CD as slower speed. >> YMMV. >> > > That doesn't really answer the question. Hardly ever a straight answer here. Actually, it does. It was well proven but not explained why a live CD that shouldn't prompt for a user id still does. Burning the same image slower 'fixed' the problem. Screwy, but true it seems. Brian -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 16:14 -0500, Michael Haney wrote:
> That doesn't really answer the question. Hardly ever a straight answer here. If you are going to needlessly be an ass, I'll have to ask you to point me to postings of mine that do not give a straight answer when a straight answer was possible. > I've always used "root" as the username and "root" as the password and > that's worked before. Dude, THE LIVE CD SHOULD NOT PROMPT. Like, at all. I doubt that logging in as root has ever worked in Ubuntu, since LOGGING IN AS ROOT IS DISABLED in Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Mario Vukelic <mario.vukelic@dantian.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 16:14 -0500, Michael Haney wrote: >> That doesn't really answer the question. Hardly ever a straight answer here. > > If you are going to needlessly be an ass, I'll have to ask you to point > me to postings of mine that do not give a straight answer when a > straight answer was possible. > >> I've always used "root" as the username and "root" as the password and >> that's worked before. > > Dude, THE LIVE CD SHOULD NOT PROMPT. Like, at all. > > I doubt that logging in as root has ever worked in Ubuntu, since LOGGING > IN AS ROOT IS DISABLED in Ubuntu. > > > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users > Well it does work. Logged in with username root and password root a total of 8 times trying out different flavors of Ubuntu and other LiveCDs of different distros before finally deciding on using Ubuntu. As for the CD burning speed having an affect, that's wierd. -- Michael "TheZorch" Haney thezorch@gmail.com http://thezorch.googlepages.com/home AIM: thezorch@gmail.com Yahoo IM: zorchhaney ICQ: 343230252 GoogleTalk: thezorch MSN Messeger: haneymichael@hotmail.com Free You Computer from the Tyranny of Microsoft www.ubuntu.com -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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2008/11/4 Michael Haney <thezorch@gmail.com>:
> That doesn't really answer the question. Hardly ever a straight answer here. > What? Lots of straight answers here. > I've always used "root" as the username and "root" as the password and > that's worked before. > > This has happened to me not only on Ubuntu LiveCDs but also > SimplyMEPIS and Sabayon Linux LiveCDs as well so this isn't an Ubuntu > only thing. > It may be worth noting that Slax uses the username "root" and the password "toor" (which is root spelled backwards). Just in case root:root does not work. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-*-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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> Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 23:47:26 +0200
> From: dotancohen@gmail.com > To: ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: demo username and password > > 2008/11/4 Michael Haney <thezorch@gmail.com>: > > That doesn't really answer the question. Hardly ever a straight answer here. > > > > What? Lots of straight answers here. > > > I've always used "root" as the username and "root" as the password and > > that's worked before. > > > > This has happened to me not only on Ubuntu LiveCDs but also > > SimplyMEPIS and Sabayon Linux LiveCDs as well so this isn't an Ubuntu > > only thing. > > > > It may be worth noting that Slax uses the username "root" and the > password "toor" (which is root spelled backwards). Just in case > root:root does not work. > > -- > Dotan Cohen > > http://what-is-what.com > http://gibberish.co.il > א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-*-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת > > ä-ö-ü-ß-Ä-Ö-Ü > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users I remember reading on the wiki that logging in as root was possible on livecd but not the installed version. You live life beyond your PC. So now Windows goes beyond your PC. See how -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 16:36 -0500, Michael Haney wrote:
> Well it does work. Logged in with username root and password root a > total of 8 times trying out different flavors of Ubuntu and other > LiveCDs of different distros before finally deciding on using Ubuntu. But the point was that the Ubuntu Live CD does not prompt for a login at all. If it does, something is weird, whatever it is > As for the CD burning speed having an affect, that's wierd. It is indeed, but it seemed to help the other times. I don't get it either, I treat this advice just like a magic incantation :) -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 16:18 -0600, Anna EdwARds wrote:
> I remember reading on the wiki that logging in as root was possible on > livecd but not the installed version. Interesting info. But it was very hard to find it, as the single line tacked onto the looong quote. Could you please do us a favor and trim the quotes to the relevant parts? That would make reading your replies much easier. <http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette#head-c70bc55ce24849bd82885e8b0f7e972465944b5a> Also, HTML posting is discouraged on the list. <http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette#head-5c030f297e63e065bc2cb5119626300f20d8a5ed> Thanks -- ubuntu-users mailing list ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users |
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