Re: Debian 8

[David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>]

On Thu 29 Sep 2022 at 15:09:13 (+0100), David wrote:
> I have loaded Debian 8 on to a 64 bit pc.
> 
> Everything went well until I came to configure it, the local screen is
> blank, but if I SSH into the box it works. But I can only logon as a
> user.
> 
> I need to be able to logon as root to make changes. I've tried sudu,
> but as the sudo program has not been loaded I cant.
> 
> Can any body suggest how to logon as root.

Log in as a user, then type:

/bin/su -

and type the root password.

Cheers,
David.