the "password failed" events were pursuant to handbook section 8.c. ?
try:
login root
password whatever you were trying to enter and reenter when you saw
"password failed"
that failing try just hitting return key at password prompt
all failing boot cd, mount partitions at /mnt/gentoo /mnt/gentoo/boot
cd /mnt/gentoo
(section 6)
mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
env-update
source /etc/profile
(section 8.c Code Listing 22: Setting the root password)
passwd
{enter a password when prompted, preferably about 8 characters including
letters, numbers, and punctuation so it does not complain about being too
easy}
{reenter password when prompted}
[if you get failed, type passwd again and retry]
If you want root to be able to log on through the serial console, add tts/0
to /etc/securetty:
Code Listing 23: Adding tts/0 to /etc/securetty
# echo "tts/0" >> /etc/securetty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Problems at reboot
Hi Drake
Drake Donahue wrote:
pull the plug :-) or ctrl-alt-del or hold power button till it shuts
down or reset button -- no mercy
reset bios boot order while restarting to unkink the cd
probably a result of previous adventure
I took your drastic advice. I got the CD out rather than touching the
bios. It did some strange things early on in the boot but seems OK. It
has come to;
MyTV login:
As I worked through the setup I tried to steer clear of setting up any
network stuff as I want this system to stand alone until I've got a lot of
other thing done. If I need any file from the net I bring them in on
another system and then move them across, hopefully, by flash card.
At one point, though, it did ask for a name for the local box, which I
assigned 'MyTV', then I think it asked for a domain name which I assigned
'MartinNet'.
It also asked for a password. I never got one that it was happy with and
it eventually came back with 'password failed' so I thought I was safe.
Now, of course, it wants a 'login' and a 'password' and I have no idea
what to do?
I assume I'll have to reboot from CD, but what to do then? I must be able
to get to the file where these are stored and find out what it is looking
for?
Peter
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