Administrator Mode - what's the Password?

**Plip** · 03-25-2003, 10:14 AM

Subject says it all - I'm trying to get in to Administrator Mode: -

Start
Control Centre
System
Date & Time
Administrator Mode

Help

Ta,

Plip.

**horo** · 03-25-2003, 11:35 AM

Hi Plip,
there are no passwords, so you cannot log in

.
But you can open a root shell in KDE and type kcontrol.
Or change to the text console with Alt-Ctrl-F2 and type passwd. You are asked twice for the new root passwd. With Alt-Ctrl-F5 you come back to KDE.

Ciao Martin

**ifhope** · 03-25-2003, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by Plip

Subject says it all - I'm trying to get in to Administrator Mode: -

Start
Control Centre
System
Date & Time
Administrator Mode

Help

Ta,

Plip.

when u get automatic login... by knoppix... go to menu of KNOPPIX... and click ROOT SHELL and update password and save these setting on floppy for future usage of same password... if do want to save... come everytime whenever u needed... change the root password by using ROOT SHELL menu inside KNOPPIX menu

**VBgod** · 03-26-2003, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by ifhope

Originally Posted by Plip

Subject says it all - I'm trying to get in to Administrator Mode: -

Start
Control Centre
System
Date & Time
Administrator Mode

Help

Ta,

Plip.

when u get automatic login... by knoppix... go to menu of KNOPPIX... and click ROOT SHELL and update password and save these setting on floppy for future usage of same password... if do want to save... come everytime whenever u needed... change the root password by using ROOT SHELL menu inside KNOPPIX menu

Ok how do I save my setting like passwords and stuff to a floppy disk and have it load it up everytime Koppix Loads.

**xile** · 03-28-2003, 05:57 AM

hey just go to a shell anyone and type "sudo su"
without the " "
then type "passwd"
type the password u want then your all done

**bluejay** · 04-18-2003, 11:52 AM

I tried that. In the root shell, when I enter the command passwd open, I get the response User unknown open. Then when I try to enter the password open to go to administrator mode, I get the response that the password is incorrect. Is that because I am running from the cd and not a hard disk?