login timed out after 60 seconds knoppix
What happens if you try to login as user "root" + password from root or as user "knoppix" + password from knoppix? Be aware, neither root nor knoppix have any password by default.

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:id: 3: initdefault:
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5:12345: respawn :/ bin / login </ dev/tty5> / dev/tty5 2> & 1
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tty5 is reserved for X mode in runlevel 5