Root Password

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: Root Password
started by: x81kilo

Posted by x81kilo on Mar. 24 2005,23:55

i need to login as root, how do i do this?
newbie, wanna be able to mount my windows ntfs partition
and delete 3 exe files (trojans)

I went out and purchased software to clean and its not working, i wrote a quick batch file to delete these files on statup didnt work.

Help !!

Posted by mikshaw on Mar. 25 2005,00:57

There is no root password on a default DSL system. If you are using a harddrive install, it's recommended that you set a password with "passwd" command after logging in as root.

To use root for a single command, do "sudo <command>" or "sudo su -c <command>".
To log in for multiple commands, do "sudo su".

DSL doesn't have built-in support for NTFS beyond just reading the filesystem

Posted by cbagger01 on Mar. 25 2005,06:28

If you need to do NTFS rescue work, download the latest version of INSERT.

Based on DSL/KNOPPIX concepts, INSERT is designed for PC rescue work and it includes Captive NTFS which allows (slow) writing to an NTFS partition.

INSERT is a 50MB download just like DSL.

If you don't mind a bigger download, the Ultimate Boot CD with INSERT full version is also very nice.

The latest standalone INSERT is better if you have SATA hard drives because it contains a newer version of the linux kernel that has better SATA support.