I now know how to log onto Knoppix itself as root but am having the same trouble with MySQL.

As the user table in MySQL is read only how do I
## Get better access as root, ie grant options etc for users

I looked at the config files etc but they are all read only so how do I
## Reclaim control of file and configuration access. Chmod doesn't work in this case....

Thanks in advance for any replies as I'm a linux newbie bar for some minor unix commands from school one time.