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First of all I am totally new to Linux. I decided to load Ubuntu Linux on Virtualbox and found an ova file here:

https://insights.ubuntu.com/2015/01/15/snappy-ubuntu-core-now-on-the-hypervisor-of-your-choice-with-ova/

It runs fine but when it boots up it is asking for a username / password. I've looked around and can't seem to find it. Can someone help me out?

Thanks!

dholbach
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Commander Dave
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  • Can we get a screenshot of this login prompt? Do you get a GUI, or just a terminal? If you could give us those, it would help a lot. As a side-note, try logging in using the username ubuntu and a blank password - worth a shot. – RPiAwesomeness Jan 16 '15 at 19:03
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    It's just a terminal. I just assumed that it would be root/root but nothing seems to work. I can't post an image because I have to have "10 rep points" before I can. Here is what the screen says:

    Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch) localhost.localdomain tty1 localhost login: [root] password: [root] Login incorrect localhost.localdomain login:

    That's about it. Perhaps I should just download & install instead of using this .ova. It just seemed convenient.

     – Commander Dave Jan 17 '15 at 23:26
  • Did you try logging in as user ubuntu with a blank password like I suggested? Logging in as root with password root wouldn't work, because by default root doesn't have a password and as such, can't be logged in as. – RPiAwesomeness Jan 18 '15 at 00:39
  • Yes, I did try the ubuntu / [blank] as you suggested but with no luck. Sorry I forgot to mention it. – Commander Dave Jan 19 '15 at 01:29
  • Okay. Did you try the suggestion in the answer below? user/password = "ubuntu" / "ubuntu" (remove the quotes of course) – RPiAwesomeness Jan 19 '15 at 13:41
  • If you're new to Linux I doubt you want Ubuntu Core (it's a headless distro, meant for servers and IoT embedded devices). You should use regular-old Ubuntu Desktop: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop – kyrofa Nov 17 '15 at 13:43
  • Try this site https://virtualboxes.org/images/ubuntu/ It has all the images plus their passwords. –  Aug 24 '16 at 14:52

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Boot into a root shell: How do I boot into a root shell?

Then change the password for your user (ubuntu)

sudo passwd <username>

Or create a new user

sudo adduser <username>
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The default user and password for a Ubuntu Core image like the one you download is "ubuntu" and "ubuntu" (without quotes).

But this is just a bare image (just the base system nothing installed) of a new alpha installation system designed for cloud computing. It's called snapy and it's not likely what you are looking for.

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  • I downloaded an ubuntu VMware image from https://sourceforge.net/projects/ubuntu-desktop-20-04-vmware/. I tried entering ubuntu as the username & password both. But the password doesn't work. Any idea? – Sanushi Salgado Oct 18 '23 at 13:06