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Old 11-06-2012, 01:56 PM   #16
Sir_mba
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Originally Posted by Wim Sturkenboom View Post
So which password are you referring to?
This is the root password. You just try 'sudo passwd', and set the password. Then 'su' will work with this password.
 
  


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