[NTLUG:Discuss] root password in Knoppix

[Leroy Tennison]

Terry wrote:

>On 7/20/05, Peter A. Koren <p.koren at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
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>>I put a Knoppix based live DVD -- Quantian Knoppix -- in the DVD drive
>>and booted right in to the KDE desktop as the user "Knoppix". When I
>>tried to access some directories on one various partitions, I ran into a
>>permissions problem. When I tried to become root, I realized that I do
>>not have the password. What to do?
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>>-- Pete
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>You'll probably find a "root shell" in the start menu, (I think it's
>under "Knoppix").
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>In other words:
>Click on 'K' at the lower left hand corner of your screen, scroll to
>KNOPPIX and then click on the 'root shell' icon.
>(You [should] get a terminal window where you're already logged in as root.)
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If I remember correctly (a big IF) the password is blank (just press Enter).