Tuesday, January 15, 2019

system installation - Can't login to Ubuntu server 14 after fresh install; never given chance to set password in first place


I'm very new with Linux and I'm trying to set up a testing network with VMs by following this video series.


I downloaded Ubuntu server 64bit version 14 and installed it using VMware workstation. I wasn't sure of many of the questions asked during the installation process but I mainly went with the defaults. Now that the machine has booted I can't login. I remember the password and name I gave to the only account I created.


What's the default account and password?


screen shot


UPDATE: somethings screwed up. I tried a new VM and noticed I'm never given the opportunity to select a password. However, in VMware it detects the installation as Ubuntu and asks me to enter my name, username and password (and I'm 100% sure the password I selected is the one I'm entering).


UPDATE 2: I tried setting the time in the .vmx to let the option screen stay longer and this is what I get


screen shot


It is possible no bootloader was installed (this is a fresh in stall so I don't mind junking it and starting from scratch).


Just to be clear this is the ISO I installed with: ubuntu-14.04.2-server-amd64



"By default the first user's account is an administrative account, so if the UI is prompting you for a password it's probably that person's user password.If the user doesn't remember their password you need to reset it. To do this you need to boot into recovery mode."
Quoted from
How do I reset a lost administrative password?


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