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On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 08:42:17PM -0700, Seeker wrote:
On 6/26/2015 6:12 AM, Matthijs Wensveen wrote:
On 06/26/2015 01:55 PM, Nick T. wrote:
On 06/26/2015 12:55 PM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
[...]
I'm now back to having a root password,
Hi,
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 21:46:33 -0600
From: b...@proulx.com
The Wanderer wrote:
In which case I return to my original comment on that point: although
there might be situations where this setup could make sense, they would
_not_ be for the casual user. As a setup for a sole computer
I have regained access to several debian 8 vms using this method, Yes,
it still works.
On 06/26/2015 03:33 PM, The Wanderer wrote:
On 06/26/2015 at 07:55 AM, Nick T. wrote:
On 06/26/2015 12:55 PM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
well and good until you find yourself in the situation this very
On 06/26/2015 04:12 PM, Matthijs Wensveen wrote:
Not the case. Even in rescue mode I needed to supply the root login. I
could use init=/bin/sh but I couln't find anything in the logs in
/var/log, so I'm guessing systemd and journalctl keeps the journal in
some other place (probably some binary
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On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 07:40:21AM +, Arno Schuring wrote:
Hi,
[...]
Having a single root account for administration is also bad from an
accountability viewpoint [...]
So while you think it is crazy to have to use sudo on a single-user
On 6/26/2015 6:12 AM, Matthijs Wensveen wrote:
On 06/26/2015 01:55 PM, Nick T. wrote:
On 06/26/2015 12:55 PM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
well and good until you find yourself in the situation
this very thread is about: your root filesystem is broken and you
can only log in as root. Then you
On 06/26/2015 12:55 PM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
well and good until you find yourself in the situation
this very thread is about: your root filesystem is broken and you
can only log in as root. Then you need your root password.
Ubuntu and debian can boot into recovery mode from the grub menu,
On 06/26/2015 at 03:40 AM, Arno Schuring wrote:
Hi,
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2015 21:46:33 -0600 From: b...@proulx.com
The Wanderer wrote:
In which case I return to my original comment on that point:
although there might be situations where this setup could make
sense, they would _not_ be
(Please don't top-post.)
On 06/26/2015 at 08:49 AM, Nick T. wrote:
On 06/26/2015 03:33 PM, The Wanderer wrote:
On 06/26/2015 at 07:55 AM, Nick T. wrote:
Ubuntu and debian can boot into recovery mode from the grub
menu, from there it asks for the root password IF there is one,
if not it
On 06/26/2015 01:55 PM, Nick T. wrote:
On 06/26/2015 12:55 PM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
well and good until you find yourself in the situation
this very thread is about: your root filesystem is broken and you
can only log in as root. Then you need your root password.
Ubuntu and debian can
On 06/26/2015 03:59 PM, The Wanderer wrote:
(Please don't top-post.)
On 06/26/2015 at 08:49 AM, Nick T. wrote:
On 06/26/2015 03:33 PM, The Wanderer wrote:
On 06/26/2015 at 07:55 AM, Nick T. wrote:
Ubuntu and debian can boot into recovery mode from the grub
menu, from there it asks for
On 06/26/2015 at 07:55 AM, Nick T. wrote:
On 06/26/2015 12:55 PM, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
well and good until you find yourself in the situation this very
thread is about: your root filesystem is broken and you can only
log in as root. Then you need your root password.
Ubuntu and debian
Hey everybody,
I'm mailing this from my own system! That means it worked!
I still have a few lines in the boot journal I might want to fix but now
I can do it from the comfort of a running linux system. Feels great!
Regards,
Matthijs
On 06/26/2015 02:56 PM, Matthijs Wensveen wrote:
Hi,
Hi,
First of all, thanks for all the helpful replies!! I've setup a root
password by using chroot on a livecd and I'm now able to use that pw in
emergency mode, like The Wanderer suggested. I didn't have a root
password because my user account has generous sudo permissions. Never
needed one
Hi.
On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 11:55:42AM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 07:40:21AM +, Arno Schuring wrote:
Hi,
[...]
Having a single root account for administration is also bad from an
accountability viewpoint [...]
So while you think it is crazy to have
On 06/25/2015 at 08:33 AM, The Wanderer wrote:
On 06/25/2015 at 07:54 AM, Matthijs Wensveen wrote:
Hi,
I'm running unstable / sid. Yesterday, I suddenly started booting
into emergency mode and I'm unsure why. I had a hang the day
before, right after a apt-get dist-upgrade, so it might be
Hi,
I'm running unstable / sid. Yesterday, I suddenly started booting into
emergency mode and I'm unsure why. I had a hang the day before, right after
a apt-get dist-upgrade, so it might be either one of those, or something
else altogether.
Booting into emergency mode doesn't help me, as I can
On Thursday 25 June 2015 13:33:25 The Wanderer wrote:
Booting into emergency mode doesn't help me, as I can neither login
without a root password, nor continue to default mode with Ctrl-D
because that just throws me back into emergency mode.
Why don't you have the root password? Is this
On 06/25/2015 at 07:54 AM, Matthijs Wensveen wrote:
Hi,
I'm running unstable / sid. Yesterday, I suddenly started booting
into emergency mode and I'm unsure why. I had a hang the day before,
right after a apt-get dist-upgrade, so it might be either one of
those, or something else
On 06/25/2015 at 09:22 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Thursday 25 June 2015 13:33:25 The Wanderer wrote:
Booting into emergency mode doesn't help me, as I can neither
login without a root password, nor continue to default mode with
Ctrl-D because that just throws me back into emergency mode.
On Thursday 25 June 2015 09:22:30 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Thursday 25 June 2015 13:33:25 The Wanderer wrote:
Booting into emergency mode doesn't help me, as I can neither
login without a root password, nor continue to default mode with
Ctrl-D because that just throws me back into emergency
On Thursday 25 June 2015 08:33:25 The Wanderer wrote:
On 06/25/2015 at 07:54 AM, Matthijs Wensveen wrote:
Hi,
I'm running unstable / sid. Yesterday, I suddenly started booting
into emergency mode and I'm unsure why. I had a hang the day before,
right after a apt-get dist-upgrade, so
On 06/25/2015 at 10:47 AM, Martin Read wrote:
On 25/06/15 15:37, The Wanderer wrote:
What happens if you try to log in as root, or to 'go root' (by
e.g. running 'su' in a terminal)?
Does it error out directly, or can you log in as root by pressing
Enter without typing anything (i.e.,
On Thursday 25 June 2015 10:37:38 The Wanderer wrote:
On 06/25/2015 at 10:24 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
On Thursday 25 June 2015 09:22:30 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Thursday 25 June 2015 13:33:25 The Wanderer wrote:
Why don't you have the root password? Is this not your system,
but just one
On Thursday 25 June 2015 14:45:10 The Wanderer wrote:
On 06/25/2015 at 09:22 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Thursday 25 June 2015 13:33:25 The Wanderer wrote:
Booting into emergency mode doesn't help me, as I can neither
login without a root password, nor continue to default mode with
Ctrl-D
On 06/25/2015 at 10:24 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
On Thursday 25 June 2015 09:22:30 Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Thursday 25 June 2015 13:33:25 The Wanderer wrote:
Why don't you have the root password? Is this not your system,
but just one you've been given for ordinary use?
It is possible, in
On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:12:40 -0400
Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote:
I have seen this also. The 1st users passwd (sudo) was not acceptable.
For some reason its asking for the root passwd, and the root passwd had
never been setup as everything up to that point had been done using sudo
On 25/06/15 15:37, The Wanderer wrote:
What happens if you try to log in as root, or to 'go root' (by e.g.
running 'su' in a terminal)?
Does it error out directly, or can you log in as root by pressing Enter
without typing anything (i.e., giving a blank password)?
The former would be (as
On 2015-06-25 13:54 +0200, Matthijs Wensveen wrote:
I'm running unstable / sid. Yesterday, I suddenly started booting into
emergency mode and I'm unsure why. I had a hang the day before, right after
a apt-get dist-upgrade, so it might be either one of those, or something
else altogether.
On Thursday 25 June 2015 10:42:50 Renaud OLGIATI wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:12:40 -0400
Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote:
I have seen this also. The 1st users passwd (sudo) was not
acceptable. For some reason its asking for the root passwd, and the
root passwd had never been
Hi.
On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:45:10 -0400
The Wanderer wande...@fastmail.fm wrote:
On 06/25/2015 at 09:22 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
On Thursday 25 June 2015 13:33:25 The Wanderer wrote:
Booting into emergency mode doesn't help me, as I can neither
login without a root password, nor
The Wanderer wrote:
In which case I return to my original comment on that point: although
there might be situations where this setup could make sense, they would
_not_ be for the casual user. As a setup for a sole computer intended to
be administered by its sole user, this is simply a crazy
On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 01:54:56PM +0200, Matthijs Wensveen wrote:
Hi,
I'm running unstable / sid. Yesterday, I suddenly started booting into
emergency mode and I'm unsure why. I had a hang the day before, right after
a apt-get dist-upgrade, so it might be either one of those, or something
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