On Sb, 15 mar 14, 05:45:14, Richard Owlett wrote: > > If another OS had not been available but I knew the root password, is there > some way I could have gained access as root? - Debian installer rescue mode - boot in recovery mode[1] Could you please clarify for us how you "know the root password", but can't "gain access as root"? We are close to taking bets :) [1] not sure how this works with a disabled root account though, in case you chose this during installation. Would a kind list subscriber with such a setup please test and clarify this for us? Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic http://nuvreauspam.ro/gpg-transition.txt
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