User Name Password Live MATE

[borgward]

What is the user name and password for ubuntu mate 16.04 live

[howefield]

Try ubuntu for the user name and no password.

[borgward]

that does not work

[Liam_Murphy]

Try


sudo -i

And it shouldn't ask you for a password.

[RobGoss]

I have never been ask for a User name and Password while running a live Ubuntu session so this is a first time I'm hearing about this issue

Is this when you log out and then try login back in to a Live session?

[borgward]

After issuing the su command.

[Liam_Murphy]

Yeah I second what the others are saying, that is very uncommon for Ubuntu live USB's.

At this point I'd say just post on the Ubuntu MATE forums, can probably hear from a MATE user quicker there.

[halogen2]

After issuing the su command.
root doesn't have a password by default on Ubuntu-based systems. Use instead sudo su

[borgward]

in live session sudo su does not ask for password. How to get back to the normal user prompt from the # prompt? I tried su and sudo su to no avail.

[deadflowr]

ubuntu mate's live session user is ubuntu-mate.
live sessions never have a password.
So if you are trying to run a ctrl+alt+F1-6 just type ubuntu-mate and hit enter twice.


root doesn't have a password by default on Ubuntu-based systems.
Root has a password.
However it is locked and disabled.
But it does exist.

Edit: ^^ I mean on an installed system.
Live sessions are much different in terms of passwords and what nots.

[deadflowr]

in live session sudo su does not ask for password. How to get back to the normal user prompt from the # prompt? I tried su and sudo su to no avail.

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