[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Let me try to guess. You went down the 'boot' path (because >> otherwise you would be in chroot and any bad things would happen to >> /mnt/lfs/etc/passwd). >> >> Before you ran pwconv, there was no password for root. I think >> perhaps what you need to do is run 'passwd root' from within the >> booted system to set a password (i.e. I'm guessing that hashing an >> empty password does not match what gets generated when you try to >> login without a password). In fact, it tells you to run passwd root >> a little further down the page you were on (yes, I know it is much >> easier to read in a graphical browser than on a non-graphical >> setup). >> >> Ken >> > > hm, i forgot little detail. when i try to set a new password for root, > then paaswd print out: changing password for root. thaths all. no password > request.?! >
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