-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On 31.12.2012 00:32, Tom H wrote: > On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 12:42 AM, Chris Bannister > <cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz> wrote: >>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 06:51:38AM +0200, Dionyssis Goulimis >>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I downloaded the last edition of Debian yesterday but I >>>>> can't remember my Admin password, what is the best way to >>>>> stop using an Admin password? >>> >>> You mean the root password. It might be quicker to reinstall, >>> and don't forget it this time! :) > You can use the grub command-line, the rescue feature of d-i, or a > live CD to reset a root password. No need to reinstall.
If the problem is that account root has password set, it's easy to fix. Ensure that you have sudo and account with permission to use sudo and then you can run sudo passwd -ld root l locks the account and d removes the password. - -- Mika Suomalainen http://mkaysi.github.com/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Homepage: http://mkaysi.github.com/ Comment: Public key: http://mkaysi.github.com/PGP/0x82A46728.txt Comment: gpg --fetch-keys http://mkaysi.github.com/PGP/0x82A46728.txt Comment: Fingerprint = 24BC 1573 B8EE D666 D10A AA65 4DB5 3CFE 82A4 6728 Comment: I have personal problem with PGP/MIME... Comment: ...so signature *IS* long. See http://git.io/6FLzWg Comment: Please remove PGP lines in replies. http://git.io/nvHrDg Comment: Charset of this message should be UTF-8. Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJQ4VgQAAoJEE21PP6CpGconUMP/RA0G7JmRM7blOkatzzhSrQJ IZhhHriDTVTRRkK1QujOr4ELPu29pOcJTT98c1YZVGBDga0vLJhmV7DoFrMBDmKm 6eVN38ztJbfZv65rStPtlNGaJNfIGIE8DOsR7xXxKaWJPDotCwHu4aYs6YCKTVQh ACS4C0n06fVu4ncN0aq1f11fhETmx7/WQPuqBKGJMXEyimZtcJCgFciPY885Tb5M B3M5SPSVs9wqro9aEzX2BP79+Ck3Wr34X0SLljLPjNkbhQogawmQuNh2/cI7Cq+t v5/LqaBOKssEe8Jzlpo0KeTCSe2sGUNkqGq4El8DzKopjPARxOoEyd6uUp9kEanG cIwdY3rdNgu99qIdrosKLOsS1U5qfxHxh6SMerb9zBuk1CoUOreuvUrI7TR8o+K6 eS5oyMNb4gHgpd15Y8DCBrHnVRpe4YQyhI/Q3y3L4pProW38bB8djXbG9QLQwGEr sbgVgTvT3cpfnVGHAAaX6UcdZlZt+NHUdwwSfzdh53GbbyUAHT1OM/6vhj6Ke3wC 92lUQ9hj7wXAevw+dV/8EMi2lZVsOzNxbB4c9OsoaL0UDN6Do3qQEI1kZ5W04rxU ngFqrfnVVJLtXqsGGREq5lhto3gY/Eg0/Q3ZFB9sfqiY6I0FAGa2YZ8cuDPe9kH/ W3P+stdmf5T2Gj6hCJqo =h535 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50e15813.4080...@outlook.com
