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ForeverNoob

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Registered: 2008-07-18

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Empty root password [Solved]

Hi Folks,

I've installed arch+gnome but probably forgot to set root password and now I can only log as a regular user. Is there a way around this?

TIA

Last edited by ForeverNoob (2009-08-21 13:36:16)

10wattmindtrip

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Registered: 2009-06-18

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Re: Empty root password [Solved]

I would just reinstall to save headaches. If it's just a clean install it's no biggy.

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DrTankMC

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From: Faifield County

Registered: 2009-03-18

Posts: 77

Re: Empty root password [Solved]

Shouldn't you be able to log into a terminal as root and leave the password blank as it is when you first start an installation? If so you can do a "passwd root"  (i think).

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krolden

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Registered: 2009-06-30

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Re: Empty root password [Solved]

boot from a liveCD, mount the appropriate drives, chroot into it and set root passwd

plurt

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Registered: 2008-10-16

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Re: Empty root password [Solved]

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Password_recovery would be the appropriate wiki page to solve your issue

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ForeverNoob

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Registered: 2008-07-18

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Re: Empty root password [Solved]

Shouldn't you be able to log into a terminal as root and leave the password blank as it is when you first start an installation? If so you can do a "passwd root"  (i think).

Tried to log into terminal as root, but it wouldn't let me. "passwd root" says "You may not view or modify password information for root".

TY

ForeverNoob

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Registered: 2008-07-18

Posts: 14

Re: Empty root password [Solved]

I would just reinstall to save headaches. If it's just a clean install it's no biggy.

Will do that if everything else fails. It's only a clean install on a vmware machine, so nothing will be lost (except for a few hours of packages downloaded).

TY

DrTankMC

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From: Faifield County

Registered: 2009-03-18

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Re: Empty root password [Solved]

what about "sudo passwd root"?

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broch

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Re: Empty root password [Solved]

boot in init 1
enter
passwd
provide new root password

hope this will help

ForeverNoob

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Registered: 2008-07-18

Posts: 14

Re: Empty root password [Solved]

boot in init 1
enter
passwd
provide new root password

hope this will help

Great! that worked. Thanks a lot.