Timothy M Butterworth <timothy.m.butterwo...@gmail.com> writes: > On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 2:03 AM hlyg <hlyg2...@outlook.com> wrote: > > > On 5/30/23 12:37, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > > This seems to have been discussed like eight years ago: > > > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2015/05/msg00081.html > > > > Perhaps it should go into a FAQ. > > > > Cheers > > > Thank tomas! > > many packages break because of empty password? some other distro > have no > password for live cd, they don't break? > > i have tried latest deb11 live cd for i386/gnome, live or Live > aren't > correct passwords > > > The Live CD has no root password you have to use sudo.
Someone here suggested using live-config as a command line parameter in Grub. https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=102937 If you are logged in as user you can use: sudo bash To get a root command prompt and set the root passwd using passwd
