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Re: debian forgot usr pw

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On 12/7/23 20:24, Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 07, 2023 at 08:06:52PM -0500, gene heskett wrote:
>> Thats bug #1. Single for rescue demands a root pw.
> 
> This isn't a bug.  It's just how things *are*.
> 
> People who choose not to set a root password are simply setting themselves
> up for this failure.  It *will* happen eventually.  I strongly recommend
> setting a root password on your systems.  And you should either *use* it
> once in a while, so you don't forget what it is, or else make it the same
> as your regular account's password.  So you don't forget what it is.
> 
> If you *still* choose not to set a root password, then you will need to
> know how to get around the issue you ran into.  You won't be able to use
> single-user mode to rescue your system, so you'll need other ways.  There
> are two straightforward alternatives: boot from external media (USB or CD
> or DVD), or learn how to do the "init=/bin/bash" thing from your boot
> loader, which includes bind-mounting /proc and /dev and so on.
> 
> .
I've now set a root pw, about 34 chars, so they'll be a couple eons 
guessing it AND (horrors) have written it down.
Cheers, Gene Heskett.
-- 
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  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
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  - Louis D. Brandeis

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debian forgot usr pw gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2023-12-08 02:10 +0100
  Re: debian forgot usr pw Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-12-08 02:30 +0100
    Re: debian forgot usr pw gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2023-12-08 02:50 +0100
      Re: debian forgot usr pw John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2023-12-08 06:10 +0100
        Re: debian forgot usr pw Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-08 14:00 +0100
          Re: debian forgot usr pw Timothy M Butterworth <timothy.m.butterworth@gmail.com> - 2023-12-09 07:40 +0100
            Re: debian forgot usr pw Pocket <pocket@columbus.rr.com> - 2023-12-09 15:10 +0100
      Re: debian forgot usr pw Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2023-12-08 06:20 +0100
        Re: debian forgot usr pw yxcv@vienna.at - 2023-12-08 09:20 +0100
          Re: debian forgot usr pw debian-user@howorth.org.uk - 2023-12-08 12:30 +0100
          Re: debian forgot usr pw Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> - 2023-12-08 20:10 +0100
    Re: debian forgot usr pw John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2023-12-08 06:10 +0100
  Re: debian forgot usr pw David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2023-12-08 22:50 +0100

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