[orca-list] sudo password is the password of the current user?

["Sunfire" <a_borka sbcglobal net>]

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Hi...

 

I was attempting to update orca in ubuntu 7.04. I ran across the following issues which seem a little interesting.

 

user ubuntu7 04$~ sudo apt-get build-dep gnome-orca

enter password: *******

su: authentication failed. Sorry.

user ubuntu7 04$~

 

I tried everything. I looked at some stuff about root passwords online (my root password is not set). I found out that "the sudo password is the password you created for [the user]". What does this mean and is it secure? Is it only meant for the first user created at install?