xscreensaver requires password for user knoppix

[yannos]

I got terminal .... entered chvt 1 and got an error out to prompt. so, input passwd knoppix and got prompted for the current password ... which we do not know! so, again how to change it so I do not keep getting locked out with this scrnsvr? pretty please! Yannos

[krishna.murphy]

I got terminal .... entered chvt 1 and got an error out to prompt. so, input passwd knoppix and got prompted for the current password ... which we do not know! so, again how to change it so I do not keep getting locked out with this scrnsvr? pretty please! Yannos

Hmm - not entirely clear what's happening, but I'll take a swing at it.

1) Check out the Preferences section on the main menu for the screensaver settings. I don't like them much, and don't want to get locked out, so I disabled it on my own system. This has to be done each time you log in, unless you set up a permanent store, which makes Knoppix act much like a "regular" OS that remembers your settings from one login to the next (or mostly does, anyway.) It does require "installing" on a writable medium, though.

2) Or, try using the sudo [command] format to give yourself temporary root powers; sudo chvt 1 will get you over to that root console. One other way to use it is:

sudo su -

That sends you to a full root-logged-in status, if you need it. Simply prefixing commands with sudo gives you a little bit of protection in case of typos, etc. - nice not to accidentally remove everything on the hard drive (for instance), which the system would do unquestioningly if you just type in commands as root.

Cheers!
Krishna