Root Password (what is it?)

[jatos]

Right I am a complete newbie to linux - picked up a few things besides that I don't really know how it works. Anyway I have installed the latest version of knoppix (unless they've updated within the last few weeks) and I want firstly to get a login dialog so I can choose to login as root.

[jjbergdolt]

Many thanks. It works fine.

[alex610]

Hi

I have followed the instructions from the FAQ but when I type "passwd" I get the "Changing password for knoppix (current) UNIX password:" request, but I can't type anything at all after that.

I assume (as the FAQ quote says) that there's no password, so press enter without typing anything, but I get the message "passwd: Authentication faliure". I have also tried typing something, anything, but the console window won't let me enter any characters at this point.

I have tried this a number of times but to no avail.

Do you have any suggestions?

The same thing happens to me although I'm using Root shell windows.
I'm completely a newbie. I want to copy a folder to my Usb Drive. But I announced that I couldn't make a folder. How's wrong?

[tdjokic]

I can't type anything at all after that.

Wrong! You CAN type, but this is invisible, to prevent someone to see your password. Type carefully, retype when asked, and you will get massage that you have new password, something like that....

[Fatcharlie]

Hi all, another newbie realises that Windoze is rubbish!

I have managed to change my root password (Hooray!) and I am trying to set myself up as a Super User so I can access the files mydaughter encrypted before I rebuilt my machine and then she couldn't access them because etc. etc. etc.

Without Super User status I am unable to get access because they are still protected in some way.

However, having changed my Root password to something I know, I can now get to the Super user - not!

When I enter the new Root password in the Super user screen I get a message saying I need to check that DSOPserver is running.

I have been to the root console and typed 'sudo dsopserver', but then it tells me 'dsopserver appears to be running, remove home/knoppix/.dsopserver_knoppix__0 and run dsopserver again' (or something like that)

What am I doing wrong?
Cheers,

fatcharlie.

[thothie]

The primary thing I found Knoppix useful for was dealing with corrupt NTFS systems - deleting and moving Windows files about when Windows was so far gone it would refuse to boot - thus saving data that might have otherwise been lost to Format and saving time on reinstalls.

This new version of Knoppix, however, gives me "You don't have permissions" errors that I never got with the old one whenever I try to move or delete anything. Sadly my older CD has been lost (older Knoppix didn't have a wide a range of compatibility anyways).

Will creating a password for root user allow me access to these missing permissions? Or is this some other issue with the new Knoppix.

[drCrayola]

NOT A NOOB.

Cannot invoke root shell or "set password for root" from the K menu. Nothing appears, nothing evident in top. What is the command for the "set password for root" program (not sudo passwd)?

Advice for setting the root password through alternative means?


I've been using knoppix for 5 or 6 years and 'passwd root' or 'sudo passwd' or 'sudo su -' do not work as they have in the past.

[Werner P. Schulz]

Which Knoppix version?
Did you test the integrity of your download with "md5sum" and your Knoppix using the cheatcode "knoppix testcd"?
Alternative: start terminal as user knoppix

su
passwd

[drCrayola]

Thanks Werner,

2 parts:

I accidentally "secured" the PXE terminal server which disallows root access to the PXE clients

The permissions of the knoppix disk aka /mnt-system (from my nfs) were 777'ed when I remade the terminal server with the real cd, I backed up my nfs share and remade /mnt-system with 777.