When I attempt to install software, I am prompted for a password.  What is this password?
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What is the default password of the sudo? I visit some forums, it tells that the default password is password, but it doesn't work, how can I determine the password?
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I'm trying to install MySQL on Ubuntu Natty without the password prompt. However, I keep getting prompted for a password at some stage after the main installation.  Also, when I do enter what I believe should be my password (mymysqlpass), it gives me an access denied notice. Then when the script terminates, I can login to mysql without a password i.e. mysql -uroot, which should not happen.  #!/bin/bash #This script installs mysql (latest build) #Install MYSQL Server mysql_pass=mymysqlpass export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive  debconf-set-selections &lt;&lt;&lt; 'mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server/root_password password '$mysql_pass'' debconf-set-selections &lt;&lt;&lt; 'mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server/root_password_again password '$mysql_pass'' apt-get -y install mysql-server #Configure Password and Settings for Remote Access cp /etc/mysql/my.cnf /etc/mysql/my.bak.cnf ip=`ifconfig eth0 | grep "inet addr"| cut -d ":" -f2 | cut -d " " -f1` ; sed -i "s/\(bind-address[\t ]*\)=.*/\1= $ip/" /etc/mysql/my.cnf mysql -uroot -e "UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('"$mysql_pass"') WHERE User='root'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;" sleep 10 mysql -uroot -p$mysql_pass -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '"$mysql_pass"'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;" #Restart service mysql restart echo "MySQL Installation and Configuration is Complete."
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Currently, for all my commands that require root access, I have to type them out on a command line.  I would like for the GUI to prompt me to key in my password, when sudo is required, instead of having to type out the commands from command line.  Is there any way to enable this? Previously one version of Ubuntu desktop had this feature out of the box.  This version of Ubuntu (that I am now running) I upgraded from a server installation.  I will add, my user account is already added to sudo group. Thus I can run commands such as sudo gedit or sudo apt-get but I'm not able to install software in the Ubuntu Software Center.
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I messed around with the sudoers file without really knowing what I was doing using   Assume I did everything that was in the top answer along with editing it with vim and not visudo. How do I fix this?  I'm running Xubuntu 12.04, and I didn't set a root password.
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I would like to enable the root account on my Ubuntu installation.  I realize the security implications of this.
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I recently got an Acer Aspire E11 (E3-112m) and in order to install another OS I had to set a Supervisor password, so I used a well known password to me, the problem is that such password contains a special character ! which the password prompt won't let me input, though it let me when I had to set the password (buggy prompt I believe). Now everytime I need to change something in the BIOS I have to fail 3 times and go to  to generate a master key.  I have already tried several different methods to clear it:   Removing the CMOS battery Looking for the reset jumper (which doesn't even exist).   I also noticed there were 2 weird buttons on the front and back sides of the motherboard, I don't know what they are for but I also pressed them (while both the CMOS and the regular battery were disconnected). All of this without luck, the password just won't reset (though the RTC did).  Are there other ways to reset the Supervisor/Admin password on this model?
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The title says it all. I'd like to know how I can install software - an example is the Chromium web browser.
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I am using Windows 10 Pro x64 on my personal laptop on which I have a single user account with no password. For some reason however, Windows 10 has started asking me to enter a password whenever I boot up my machine. All I have to do is press the button without entering anything, and I log in, but I would much rather skip this step in favor of an automatic sign-in. Why has this started happening only now? What can I do to stop this behavior?
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I installed  (Precise Pangolin), 64 bit. Nowhere was I asked to set password for root.  I just installed  software. It was installed under the /root folder by default. Now I try do something on that folder. I tried with su to switch to root, but I don't know its password.   Should I always use sudo or get the default root password, if any?  How do I create a  for software installed inside the /root directory?
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When I try to install a software using Ubuntu Software center I get:  Failed to download repository information Check Your Internet connection   When I try to do a apt-get install something, I get:  407  Proxy Authentication Required   I use a proxy server that requires a user-name and a password. I have set my systems proxy manually, by plugging in the required numbers in the Networks proxy and applied it system wide. I guess the problem now is plugging in my user-name and password.  When I use INTERNET via Mozilla, it specifically asks me for my user-name and password.
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I'd like Software Center, Update Manager and some other system management applications to work without asking for password (like sudo does if configured with NOPASSWD) but only asking for a confirmation instead, or even without any confirmation. At the same time I wouldn't like to use no user password at all. Is this reachable?
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Of course when you type:  sudo apt-get install whatever   It asks you:   Do you want to continue [Y/n]?    Is there any way I can just install it without it asking me if I want to continue? I don't really care about space, I have more then enough.
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I keep receiving the "Windows Smart Screen can't be reached right now" prompt when Installing software. I visited the  for support, but it only provides troubleshooting steps for connecting to the Internet.  My internet connection is working properly, so I don't know why the prompt is appearing.
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It asks for login profile name and then password. Is it some kind of problem or it looks that way?
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I am having a problem where when I try to run say GParted, when I am prompted for a password, it says "Incorrect Password"  But when I enter the same password using terminal sudo gparted for example, it works. Why is that?  UPDATE  I noticed that theres a difference between using sudo and gksu. The later will fail with incorrect password ...
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Whenever trying to install any software and update manger,  I get an error stating    Package operation failed The installation or removal of a software package failed   When I run sudo apt-get update I got this result:   conan51xd@conan51xd-Lenovo-B470:~$ sudo apt-get -f install [sudo] password for conan51xd:  Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree        Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. conan51xd@conan51xd-Lenovo-B470:~$ apt-get update E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/ E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
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Does the  file format use a serious encryption (such as )?  Will it take unfeasibly long to brute force a password?  If not, what tools do you suggest that do so automatically?