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Old 24th April 2005, 20:31
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Default root password for Knoppix?
What's the root password for Knoppix?
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Old 25th April 2005, 12:47
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There's no root password, but you can set one by running the

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passwd
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Old 26th April 2005, 15:46
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Ok, thanks.
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Old 8th May 2007, 01:06
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I know this is a little old, but you can also use sudo to run the user manager and modify root's permissions and properties, as well as the password
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