Default root password

thejazzman · 09-17-2004, 07:06 AM

Can some kind soul please tell me what the default root password is. I cannot get past with login prompt. I am using the latest iso and just wanted to test out this distro. I have searched this forum and Google and cannot find it.

Thanks

barisdemiray · 09-17-2004, 07:26 AM

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Originally posted by thejazzman
Can some kind soul please tell me what the default root password is. I cannot get past with login prompt. I am using the latest iso and just wanted to test out this distro. I have searched this forum and Google and cannot find it.

Thanks

Didn't the installation process ask you for a root password? As far as i know there is no general default root password but there could be some distro-specific ones. Also you can boot into single mode; thus you'll get a root shell without supplying a password. In the boot loader screen type `linux-etc single'.

thejazzman · 09-17-2004, 07:48 AM

Thanks for your reply barisdemiray.

Linare is based on Fedora which I have installed and Fedora did ask to set a root password, but Linare just installed the packages and then said installation completed, please reboot, which I did and after rebooting I am at the login that I cannot get past. I have seen on Google another person with the same problem but no answer. If I do not get an answer here, I will try mailing Linare.

barisdemiray · 09-17-2004, 09:58 AM

Tried single mode? And also there is another way. Boot your box with a Knoppix or another CD-Based distro and mount your Linare root partition under some directory. After that edit the /etc/shadow file and clear the password field of root like this:

Code:

root:MyEnCrYpTeDPaSsWoRd:12304:0:99999:7:::

becomes

Code:

root::12304:0:99999:7:::

then you'll be able to login as root with an empty password. It worked many times when i forgot the root password :-P

thejazzman · 09-17-2004, 02:46 PM

Thanks for your help barisdemiray. Done as your last post and now I'm in. Also tried installing as custom install from setup menu and this did display a root password entry screen. Maybe I did something wrong before, but I'm sure it didn't appear.

I'm glad there are people like you that offer help when needed. What would we do without these forums.