On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 10:48:16PM +0100, Otto Wyss wrote: > Since neither Sarge-i386-1 nor Knoppix nor Morphix was usable to install > a base system I took out Debian-3.0r1 and cleanly installed it. Now I'm > at the first run but I'm stuck at the Login prompt, I simply don't know > the password for root!?!
You should have been asked to supply a password during the installation process. It's that one. Failing that, boot with the 'init=/bin/sh' parameter (so if you'd normally type 'linux' to LILO, say, type 'linux init=/bin/sh' instead) and run 'passwd root'. > Can't this password just be written on the line before the Login? Hell no! It's the *root password*. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
