How to add root and knoppix password automatically ?

**ktheking** · 06-13-2003, 10:24 PM

Any idea how to add a root and knoppix password automatically ?
(without user intervention)

It's to create semi-customized knoppix.

It should launch FTP server and SSH server automatically at boot.
But without setting the password for knoppix this doesn't work.

Anyone an idea ?

Greetzzzzz,

**probono** · 06-15-2003, 03:58 AM

I would use useradd to create a new user with password automatically in knoppix.sh. For detailed information on useradd, please see the man page.

**ktheking** · 06-15-2003, 09:24 PM

Answer resided in article 'Headless knoppix' (docs division)

the line :

Code:

echo "knoppix:$PASSWORD" | chpasswd

does the trick.
Nevertheless you must be in root.
Since you can't sudo this with knoppix user ,you'll have to work with inbetween script.
The reason I use sh xxxx.sh is that I can use then from a remote drive. (I don't have to chmod it

- since I can't either )

How I pulled it off :

- launch KWrite (or other editor)
type here :

Code:

echo "knoppix:testpassword" | chpasswd

save it as setmyknoppix.sh

- Now type in knoppix console :

Code:

sudo sh setmyknoppix.sh

Now the password for knoppix is set to testpassword

This can also be applied for the root

.

- launch KWrite (or other editor)
type here :

Code:

echo "root:rootpassword" | chpasswd

save it as setmyroot.sh

- Now type in knoppix console :

Code:

sudo sh setmyroot.sh

et voilà ....

greetzzzz...

**ktheking** · 06-15-2003, 09:32 PM

Sorry chaps, seems you can't get bold into code

.
So here is the good one

Answer resided in article 'Headless knoppix' (docs division)

the line :

Code:

echo "knoppix:$PASSWORD" | chpasswd

does the trick.
Nevertheless you must be in root.
Since you can't sudo this with knoppix user ,you'll have to work with inbetween script.
The reason I use sh xxxx.sh is that I can use then from a remote drive. (I don't have to chmod it - since I can't either

)

How I pulled it off :

- launch KWrite (or other editor)
type here :

Code:

echo "knoppix:testpassword" | chpasswd

save it as setmyknoppix.sh
- Now type in knoppix console :

Code:

sudo sh setmyknoppix.sh

Now the password for knoppix is set to testpassword

This can also be applied for the root .

- launch KWrite (or other editor)
type here :

Code: