Joey Hess wrote:
> Actually, you're asked:
>
> If you choose not to allow root to log in, then a user account will be
> created and given the power to become root using the 'sudo' command.
>
> Allow login as root?
That'll teach me to slow down and read the fine print. Sorry for the
bo
As Tom Brown says, the sudo password is the user's password, not the root
password. However, the installer should tell you that. Please file a bug
report.
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On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 02:03:15PM -0500, Max Hyre wrote:
> Tom Brown wrote:
>
> > I believe the password for sudo should be the user password that has access
> > to
> > sudo. That's assuming that the installer setup sudo for you.
>
>That's what the man page says (hadn't used sudo before).
Max Hyre wrote:
>I've done a network install of etch (booting from
> floppies), telling debconf to ask me low-priority questions,
> and gotten locked out of root. In the [Setup users and
> passwords] step, I'm asked ``Allow root login?''
Actually, you're asked:
If you choose not to allow r
Tom Brown wrote:
> I believe the password for sudo should be the user password that has access
> to
> sudo. That's assuming that the installer setup sudo for you.
That's what the man page says (hadn't used sudo before). However,
the installer made no offer to set up a sudoers file.
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On Wednesday 13 December 2006 10:39, Max Hyre wrote:
>I'm given no chance to specify a root password, and when
> the installation is complete, I can't get into root. `su'
> and `sudo' both ask for a password, but I have no idea what
> it is, and doesn't do it.
I believe the password for sudo
Dear Etch developers:
I've done a network install of etch (booting from
floppies), telling debconf to ask me low-priority questions,
and gotten locked out of root. In the [Setup users and
passwords] step, I'm asked ``Allow root login?'' Wanting
root to be accessible only from already-logge
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