Can't log as root after cancel New User step.

[Raphaël 'SurcouF' Bordet]

When testing a normal installation of "Warty Warthog",
I have cancelled New User step as I've done with debian by the past.
Once I've finished install, without any warning about this, I can't log into the
system because root doens't have any password but can't also log into system.

Three ways:
- We can cancel this step and the next will be to set root password (with
warnings, etc.),
- We permit root user to login with no password,
- We must add non-priviligied user before continuing.

Best regards,

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

Colin, can something be done about this for Hoary? We shouldn't let the user
shoot themselves in the foot this way, at least not in non-expert mode

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

I expect so, yes.

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

This has been fixed in Hoary by moving the initial user question to the first
stage, where there's a "Go Back" button instead of "Cancel", so you can't shoot
yourself in the foot this way without trying harder. In expert mode, you can set
a root password and you can opt not to create an initial unprivileged user.

[actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666)]

You shouldnt be logging in as root. It is neither necessary nor advised by the Ubuntu community. Log in as your user and use sudo.