Re: How To: Install Lexmark All-In-Ones
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Originally Posted by
n.hinton
How do you restore your root password back to the Ubuntu default? (i.e.same as after a fresh install)
There is no default root password.
Re: How To: Install Lexmark All-In-Ones
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Originally Posted by
giocarra
Hi wbar2,
I use two ubuntu (*), one is i386 (and I have a Lexmark X1195 printer that goes very fine) and the other is a amd64 which does not allow me to use the same printer.
I've used the way showed in a post inside this forum where is indicated a way for a 32 system and a little variation for the amd64 one.
But, as I told before I've not been able to use my Lexmark on the second Ubuntu.
Do you have a suggestion for me, since I see that You have a Ubuntu 64 O.S.?
Sorry for my bad English, but I'm from Italy..................
Best Regards, have a nice day.
giocarra
edit : (*) I mean Lucid Lynx 10.04 32-bit and Lucid Lynx amd64 64-bit, of course.
I recently was able to install the drivers on 64-bit and print. Maybe you should try again?
Re: How To: Install Lexmark All-In-Ones
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How do you restore your root password back to the Ubuntu default? (i.e.same as after a fresh install)
Quote:
Originally Posted by
MyR
There is no default root password.
Yes, so how do you restore it to that condition?
Re: How To: Install Lexmark All-In-Ones
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Originally Posted by
n.hinton
Yes, so how do you restore it to that condition?
not sure. probably something with adding -d to passwd. see "man passwd".
Re: How To: Install Lexmark All-In-Ones
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Originally Posted by
MyR
not sure. probably something with adding -d to passwd. see "man passwd".
'man passwd' only appears to reference user passwords
Re: How To: Install Lexmark All-In-Ones
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Originally Posted by
n.hinton
'man passwd' only appears to reference user passwords
It also refers to the root user. This code worked for me:
Code:
sudo passwd -d root
Re: How To: Install Lexmark All-In-Ones
Many thanks wbar2
Have been googling passwd and some suggest
Code:
sudo usermod -p ! root
I' not sure!
See http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-846093.html
Re: How To: Install Lexmark All-In-Ones
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Originally Posted by
n.hinton
I think you are correct. By changing the password to "!" you are both deleting the password and locking the account. The following code gives the same effect:
Code:
sudo passwd -d -l root
Re: How To: Install Lexmark All-In-Ones
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Originally Posted by
wbar2
I think you are correct. By changing the password to "!" you are both deleting the password and locking the account. The following code gives the same effect:
Code:
sudo passwd -d -l root
Using
Code:
sudo getent shadow root|cut -d : -f 2
on a 'as installed installation' root password returns been unable so far to establish if the condition is locked or unlocked
Re: How To: Install Lexmark All-In-Ones