Root Password (what is it?)

[Cuddles]

Due to the flood of posts on questions ranging from:

What is the root password?
How do I get root access?
What is the Administrator password?
etc, etc, etc... when using the Knoppix CD.
( NOTE: When you install Knoppix to your hard drive, you are asked during the install what the default user "knoppix" and "root" passwords are going to be, and this does not apply. Only when you use the CD to boot with, and have not booted under a hard drive install )

This post should get those posts down to an answer here, I hope...

From the FAQ:
Q: What is the root password?
A: There is none; all passwords are locked by default. You can set it by going Knoppix Menu->Root Shell and typing "passwd", then enterting a root password, also there are several sections you can read dealing with this subject in KNOPPIX/README_Security.txt. You can also type "sudo su" or "sudo -s" in any console window, or use <ctr>--F2 to get at the text console with already opened root shell.

Apparently, however, in some versions of Knoppix, if you type 'sudo -s', it will ask for a password. If you simply press return without entering anything, it will tell you 'Authentication Failed."

Thanks Markus for the quote from the FAQ.

If this post does not answer your question about passwords, Knoppix passwords that is, you can also type root password in the box above, labeled Search Knoppix.net, to find other posted questions and responses.

Thank you.