Quote Originally Posted by linuxchica
My bigger question, I guess, is there has GOT to already be a defaul root password...right?

As un: knoppix, I can lock my screen and Knoppix requires a password for me to unlock it.
Aaaa, no... Knoppix DOES NOT already have a default password... for either a user account, or, root...

The whole thing about Knoppix is, it is intended as a LiveCD, and is not intended to be hard drive installed... Which, when you do those things, during the install, it does create a user, and a root, account, both with passwords that you enter... BUT, the LiveCD does not contain any passwords.

Think about it... If it did have a password, it would have to be "publicly" advertised, and if that were the case, you wouldnt likely change it, and thus, an attacker would only need to find out you are running Knoppix, and, attempt the default password. The way it stands now, you dont change it to something, personal, then you leave yourself open to attacks... It is already "publicly" advertised that Knoppix does NOT contain any passwords, so, most people, change it when they boot... But, then again, the LiveCD is read-only, and runs in memory only. So, not much someone can "infiltrate" on a CD boot? Right? (unless, of course, you mount up a few hard drives, as, say, read/write, and if you do, I would suggest that setting a root password is impairative)

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