administrative password doesn't work

Question

I'm trying to install the Virtual Box extentions to add USB 2.0 functionality. While I install, a box pops up and asks for the administrative password. When I enter the password, it tells me it was incorrect and I can't install.

I only have Ubuntu installed on my laptop, and I'm the only user, so the admin password is my password.

Any help, or is this just a bug? I've got 13.04 btw.

http://askubuntu.com/questions/24006/how-do-i-reset-a-lost-administrative-password?rq=1 — Bruno Pereira, Jun 30 '13 at 22:04
Try to do this: 1. Open a terminal. 2. Input: sudo passwd 3. Write your user password. 4. Write the same password. 5. Write the same password. 6. Try to install the extension again and write the user password. — David M. Sousa, Jun 30 '13 at 23:07
David, totally worked! Thanks for the help! I can't seem to mark this as solved since these are comments though. — jayb151, Jul 01 '13 at 00:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 01 '13 at 01:36

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Try to do this:

Open a terminal.
Input: sudo passwd
Write your user password.
Write the same password.
Write the same password.
Try to install the extension again and write the user password.

answered Jul 01 '13 at 01:36

David M. Sousa

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