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10-10-2021, 12:29 AM
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root password in knoppix
How do I set the root password in Knoppix?
Last edited by michaelk; 10-10-2021 at 06:48 AM.
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10-10-2021, 01:12 AM
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Registered: Aug 2016
Location: SE USA
Distribution: openSUSE 24/7; Debian, Knoppix, Mageia, Fedora, OS/2, others
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IIRC, either boot into text mode, in which case you're automatically running root, then passwd [root], or if you booted into graphical mode, Ctrl-Alt-F2, then passwd [root]. 3.3 was many moons ago.
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10-10-2021, 04:56 AM
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Reported (spam link hidden in the Knoppix version).
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10-10-2021, 06:49 AM
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