administrative password??

Go to System > Preferences > Startup Applications

Scroll down to Visual Assistance and uncheck it.

Thanks wojox, that solved my question.

ok when i do the update manager it says enter your password to perform essential parts of your system . it says the same thing to enter my admistrative password on a lot of things. well the problem is i never made a password so what password are they talking about? it won't let me do sh$I! thanks

your admin password is the same as the password you login with.

but i don't have a password when i log in.

but i don't have a password when i log in.

      You should. What happens if you go to "System=>Preferences=>About Me"? Can you create one? and more importantly for your use, does it allow you to perform these functions if you do?

Do you have automatic login enabled?

you had to of created a user when you installed ubuntu.

Like Larry Jordan said, go to System > Preferences > About Me. In the top right it will say
User Name: John Doe
Change password

If you forgot your password.

Boot into recovery mode from GRUB menu and look at the output of this command to see what your login name is.

Code:

ls -la /home

Assuming it's shoop, change shoop's password with

Code:

passwd shoop

Then, reboot and log in as shoop.

Also see this link:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword

i tried it and still it says to enter admistrator password before i can even create a profile. you know dell tricked me on getting ubuntu. i didn't even want a refund just to trade for xp and uh my 21 days r up. and ive done allllll ot of business with them.

Matthew Lange suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #356: “How do I reset my password in Ubuntu ?”.

Hi, trenton!

As duanedesign said, follow the instructions under "The Other Way" at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LostPassword

That should fix it :-)

I RECENTY GOT THIS PC FROM A YARD SALE AND NO GAVE ME AN ADMINISTRATORS PASSWORD SO HOW DO I RESET THE PASSWORD OR RECOVER IT CAUSE I FOND OUT THAT THE LOG IN PASSWORD IS THE SAME AS THE ADMINISTRATORS. HELP ME PLEASE SOMEBODY?