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Old 01-09-2004, 08:49 AM   #1
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What's the root password on DSL?


What's the root password on DSL?

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Old 01-09-2004, 10:15 AM   #2
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If you want to just do a single command in root:
sudo
If you want to stay root:
sudo su
Once you are root you are free to change the password.
 
Old 01-09-2004, 06:43 PM   #3
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Yeah, but the problem is that when I type su, it asks for the pword and i don't know it :s... if you see what i mean

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Old 01-09-2004, 08:42 PM   #4
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'sudo su' will get you to root, from there you are free to change the password to whatever you want by typing 'passwd' and putting in your new password.
 
Old 01-09-2004, 10:07 PM   #5
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Cool, cheers
 
  


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