root psswrd

**gosselcra** · 08-19-2004, 06:44 AM

HEY

Im new to knoppix but i got the cd from my friendand im not sure but there is a password on all of the main functions and its really annoying

and i was just wondering if there was a way I could get past the code and change it without knowing the password

plz help

**user unknown** · 08-19-2004, 06:55 AM

there is a password on all of the main functions

Which main functions?
KDE- and hardware-setup?

**gosselcra** · 08-19-2004, 06:56 AM

everything from changing user setting to the time

**eco2geek** · 08-19-2004, 07:15 AM

Hey! Look up!

Up at the top entry in this section.

Which one? The one that reads, Sticky: Root Password ( what is it? ).

Wait, here's a link for you.

Click it. Read it.

**gosselcra** · 08-19-2004, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by eco2geek

Hey! Look up!

Up at the top entry in this section.

Which one? The one that reads, Sticky: Root Password ( what is it? ).

Wait, here's a link for you.

Click it. Read it.

ive read it but im trying to figure out how to get the password if i dont know it

**eco2geek** · 08-19-2004, 08:03 AM

There is no set default root password when running Knoppix from the live CD. If you need one, you must set one yourself by typing sudo passwd in a terminal and following the prompts.

So since KDE asks you for a root password to use QTParted, for example, if you haven't set one, you won't be able to start QTParted from the K menu until you do. (As an earlier poster mentioned, you can still start it from the command line by typing sudo qtparted &.)

There's no default set password for the regular "Knoppix" user, either.

**gosselcra** · 08-19-2004, 08:06 AM

i got the cd from a friend
he could have set the password
i want to know if there is a way

**gosselcra** · 08-19-2004, 08:10 AM

*i wanted to know if there is a way to get the password*

**eco2geek** · 08-19-2004, 09:41 AM

Unless your friend somehow came up with his own customized version of Knoppix, that he burned to a CD, and gave to you, there is NO ROOT PASSWORD.

For the last time: You have to SET THE ROOT PASSWORD YOURSELF.

Proof: If there already was a password set, when you issued the "sudo passwd" command, it'd ask you for the existing password before it'd let you set a new one. Does it?

Also see "README_security.txt" on the Knoppix CD (in the /KNOPPIX dir).

(And how could your friend set a password on a CD, given that CDs are a read-only medium?)