Live CD Password

Gladbird · n00b Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 10

How can i login to the livecd as to have one screen for install and another (via F1 and F2) to display the install guide?
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foton2 · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:00 pm Post subject:

boot from liveCD log as root and then press Alt+F1 or Alt+F2

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:01 pm Post subject:

Gladbird,

Set the password with the

Lajasha · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:06 pm Post subject:

Why would you need to set the password unless you were trying to ssh into the box?

As I recall from my last install days *a couple ago* when you ALT+F2 it is already logged in and even if you do an exit it still auto logs you back in.

Gladbird · n00b Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 10

Thanks Neddy... i'm off to do an install now.
Maletek...don't know why i need to set the password, but I do. When i Alt+F2 it just gives me a login prompt....guess your install and mine are different?
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Lajasha · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:14 pm Post subject:

That is very odd what version of the live CD are you using and of what distro as I used the 2004 x86 version?

mrhodes · Guru Joined: 01 May 2002 Posts: 310 Location: Halifax, NS

I have noticed in the past with the older LiveCDs that you could just login to other terminals, but with the new 2004.0 LiveCD you must set the password so you can login... no more automatic logins....

Is that not the case for you?
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Lajasha · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:29 am Post subject:

hrmph that is very odd I wounder why they did away with the autologin bit? I just loaded the disk again and sure enough it does ask but then again my last install I didnt use the faq, stage 3 off the top of my head, after about 20 - 30 previous installs it kinda stays there.

Anyone know an exect reason why this was changed?

stormcrowley · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:35 am Post subject:

I don't have any experience with any previous installs of Gentoo, unfortunately.

I used passwd to set the root password as something dumb while I was doing the install, then used links in another vterminal to check the documentation.

Of course, after I've finished the install, I changed the password to something much less dumb.

mrhodes · Guru Joined: 01 May 2002 Posts: 310 Location: Halifax, NS

Hmm... I'm almost sure that they purposely scramble your passwd for security reasons... Not blank passwords.... thats too un secure...

At least the last time I read that big page of text when you boot the cd it said that the password was scrambled.... and that is why you have to change it, there would be no way of finding out what the password is off a fresh boot
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stormcrowley · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 4:46 am Post subject:

I just checked the documentation, and I think you're right - it didn't mention the password being blank at all.

I'll edit my post. Thanks for the correction!

mrhodes · Guru Joined: 01 May 2002 Posts: 310 Location: Halifax, NS

no problem

I had to think about it too bfore I said anything

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