root password help

Forum: HD Install
Topic: root password help
started by: kevincadogan

Posted by kevincadogan on Aug. 07 2005,15:16

hi,iam running dsl 1.4 in vmware,and seems to be working great.i tried logging into root via su,but dont know the password.can anyone help?thanks

Posted by adssse on Aug. 07 2005,15:50

I am not sure what the deal with a root password is. If someone could enlighten me I would be gratefull. But I know you can log into root by typing 'sudo su', the password is not required.

Posted by mikshaw on Aug. 07 2005,19:06

There is no password until you set one. Do as adssse says to become root. At this point you can enter the "passwd" command to set a root password.

Posted by kevincadogan on Aug. 07 2005,20:49

thanks ill try it out

Posted by chris on Aug. 17 2005,16:19

What password should I use to ftp into a dsl system?

I tried using passwd to set the root/dsl password to something I knew, but that didn't work for ftp access.

Any ideas?

Posted by chris on Aug. 17 2005,16:24

Using adduser to create a new user gives me a name/password that works with ftp.

Posted by green on Aug. 17 2005,16:38

I've done this:

sudo passwd dsl

then enter a password.

When I ftp to it, i just log in as dsl and use the password i set.

Posted by chris on Aug. 17 2005,18:36

Strange. I tried that earlier (several times), and it didn't work.

It does now...

Oh well, thanks!