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Topic: a few questions, logins, shortcuts, etc

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potemkin

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Posted: Oct. 05 2005,23:31

hello there.
i got a few questions about the following:
1) what's the root password? i did a HD install of DSL, and when I boot it logs me in as "damnsmall", but that way I always have to do "sudo <command>" if I want to execute something. and when I just do "su" it asks me for the root password...hence the question - what's the password??

2) how do I assign shortcuts to keys? for example, what should I do if I wanted to assign "open a new bash" to ctrl+b or something like that?

3) in redhat linux there are 6 or so text-mode windows, which are accessed by alt+ctrl-#, where # is the number of the window. is there any way of enabling that in DSL? if i do alt+ctrl+1 it shows the stuff from boot proccess, and I can't type in commands (or better, I can, but nothing happens...there is no prompt). and alt-ctrl-2 goes back to the main screen...
so...are there any prompt screens like that?

that about it for now :P
thanks a lot!

SaidinUnleashed Offline

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Posted: Oct. 06 2005,03:32

1. Read this. ---> http://damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ It's linked on the front page.

2. Use the .fluxbox/keys file to assign hotkeys. Read the documentation ar fluxbox.org for how to use the file.

3. To save ramspace, there is only one virtual terminal enabled by default. You can add more by editing the run level defaults. Google for how to do this, because it's much more involved than I'm going to get here.

-J.P.

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mikshaw

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Posted: Oct. 06 2005,03:43

The runlevel change (to runlevel 2) that JP suggested will give you multiple terminals, but they are all automatically logged in as root. Personally i think this is a sub-par alternative to the multiple login terms that are available with most "fullsized" distros, and so i've written a howto to get DSL closer to that ideal situation:
http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....36;st=0

This does not address the security issue of user dsl being able to sudo everything, but it does allow you to set up multiple terminals with login prompts, and also create password so that when you use the command "su" you'll be prompted for a password.

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