In knoppix you launch a console, type "passwd root" enter, enter a root password, again, type "su", type the root password you made. Now you are root in knoppix. You can do this in any linux, or edit /etc/passwd file.
To run init type "/sbin/init 1"
Or, you can type "sudo /sbin/init 1"
Last edited by AwesomeMachine; 10-25-2005 at 12:08 AM.
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