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TheShadowMan Offline

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Posted: Aug. 16 2005,22:40

I am using the livecd and when I try to use the su command line it asks for a password can someone please tell me what it is thank you

green

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Posted: Aug. 16 2005,23:40

Here's what I do.
I type sudo then the command:

sudo whatervercommand

Or, if I get tired of that, I type sudo su then wait a second for it to do it's thing, then proceed.

sudo su
whatevercommand

EDIT: The above means that you do not need an "su password"

mikshaw

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Posted: Aug. 17 2005,00:11

There's no password set in DSL. Either do as green said and use "sudo <command>", or set up a password yourself by one of the following methods:
1) type "sudo su" and then "passwd"
2) boot with "dsl secure" and enter passwords when asked.
After either of these actions, you can back up /etc/shadow and have this password automatically set for you when you reboot.

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