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Topic: root password

gor

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Posted: Feb. 10 2004,15:21

damnsmalllinux would be a lot more useful if I could log in as root.
How?
Gor

John

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Posted: Feb. 10 2004,15:42

http://damnsmalllinux.org/faq.html#root

Dsdeck
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Posted: Feb. 10 2004,16:53

go into bash type "su passwd root" and put in the password you want.

veewee77

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Posted: Feb. 13 2004,03:21

from bash:

"su passwd root" and put in any password you want don't work. . .

What now?

roadie

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Posted: Feb. 13 2004,04:44

You're right John, the answer is there.

roadie

4 replies since Feb. 10 2004,15:21