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mounty1
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 Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:08 am Post subject: cannot set root password on new installation [SOLVED] |
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Hello, I'm doing a standard stage3 install onto a spare partition, chrooting in from an existing Gentoo installation. When it comes to setting the root password of the new installation: | Code: | # passwd
Permission denied. |
I tried booting the new system with boot option passwd=something but when I tried to log in (as root), it replies Incorrection login without asking for the password. Any ideas ?
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honp
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| If nothing else helps try to replace /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow with some that you know its root password. |
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mounty1
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:36 am Post subject: |
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| honp wrote: | | If nothing else helps try to replace /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow with some that you know its root password. |
Tried that.
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boerKrelis
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:51 am Post subject: |
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Haven't seen that one before. Got any documentation on that specific kernel arg?
Anyway, try
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to gain a root shell. Mount your rootfs read-write and run 'passwd'. |
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bbgermany
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:34 am Post subject: |
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Boot with the livecd, mount the partition where your passwd is located and use your favourite editor to remove the x in the line for root. Reboot and login without a password. Now try setting the password again.
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Mike Hunt
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Try this |
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cach0rr0
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| boerKrelis wrote: |
Haven't seen that one before. Got any documentation on that specific kernel arg?
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This is the only thing I've seen that's similar
http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_Network#Running_an_SSH_Server
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If you want to run an SSH server, you have to change the root password. Just type passwd and give a valid password. You can also use the rootpass=xxx option to define the root password from the boot prompt. |
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mounty1
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| Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:53 pm Post subject: It's solved |
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Sorry to waste peoples' time. I just re-started the installation, untarring the stage3 and portage files, and password setting is working. I must have messed something up while merging the /etc hierarchies.
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Mike Hunt
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No problem. The important thing is you got it working.  |
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vincent-
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| Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:25 am Post subject: |
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