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http://askubuntu.com – When I install Ubuntu it never shows up an option to set a password, yet there is a password when trying to logg in to the admin account and trying to install packages. I can't change the password in Root because when i try to it says "Authentication manipulation token error". When i try to fix the shadow password thing in root it says access denied. Help me please, i rather not install Windows 7 again :( (HowTos)

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Submitted by missing on 02/04/2012 – Made popular on 02/04/2012

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