Deafult root password

voldsmann · 01-23-2003, 01:27 PM

Hi. I wonder whats the default root password on the CD is?

**tuxtom** · 01-24-2003, 10:27 AM

No root password.
You become root either by opening a root console from menu or just issue a

Code:

$ sudo su

from a console window.

tom

**Wheez** · 04-08-2004, 11:50 AM

It still keeps asking for that fucking root\s password even i open\acces roots console or write that sudo su in the console. I cant install anything if i dont know that password.

**drw766** · 04-08-2004, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by Wheez

It still keeps asking for that fucking root\s password even i open\acces roots console or write that sudo su in the console. I cant install anything if i dont know that password.

You have to create a password. After becoming root in Konsole, type:

Code:

passwd

It'll then ask you for a new password, then ask you to repeat it. After that, root will have the password you assigned to it.

**eco2geek** · 04-08-2004, 06:46 PM

It still keeps asking for that fucking root\s password even i open\acces roots console or write that sudo su in the console. I cant install anything if i dont know that password.

All you have to do to "get root" is open up a console (e.g. by clicking on the KConsole icon in the Kicker bar at the bottom of your screen) and typing su. It doesn't ask for a password.

If you need to set a root password, as the regular ("Knoppix") user, all you have to do is type sudo passwd in a console and it will ask you to supply one. (If you're already root, omit "sudo".) After that, you can supply your newly set root password to KDE when it asks.

Note that even after setting the root password, you can still "get root" by typing su in a console. It still won't ask for a password. (Wonder if that behavior continues even after installing Knoppix to hard disk.)

**PotatoHead** · 04-08-2004, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by eco2geek

It still keeps asking for that fucking root\s password even i open\acces roots console or write that sudo su in the console. I cant install anything if i dont know that password.

All you have to do to "get root" is open up a console (e.g. by clicking on the KConsole icon in the Kicker bar at the bottom of your screen) and typing su. It doesn't ask for a password.

If you need to set a root password, as the regular ("Knoppix") user, all you have to do is type sudo passwd in a console and it will ask you to supply one. (If you're already root, omit "sudo".) After that, you can supply your newly set root password to KDE when it asks.

Note that even after setting the root password, you can still "get root" by typing su in a console. It still won't ask for a password. (Wonder if that behavior continues even after installing Knoppix to hard disk.)

No, it doesn't continue when installed.