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How about this... I wrote down my root password when I did the HDD install of Knoppix and when I tried to install winamp for linux alpha 1 it asks for root password and i put it in exactly as i typed it during install and it tells me user auth failed and stops the install.. whassup with that?
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How about this... I wrote down my root password when I did the HDD install of Knoppix and when I tried to install winamp for linux alpha 1 it asks for root password and i put it in exactly as i typed it during install and it tells me user auth failed and stops the install.. whassup with that?
Looks like you wrote the password down wrong. Assuming this was a Debian style install then at the lilo screen type in Linux single then when you get to the prompt passwd and change the password and reboot you now will have root access again.
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