How to change root password?

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geeuk
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How to change root password?

Post by geeuk »

hi how do i change the root password i try changin it in webmin it changes ok but dosen't.

some one help
clpalmer
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Post by clpalmer »

SSH to your xbox, log in as root and type "passwd"
orochi
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Post by orochi »

login as root with original username and password:

user: root
pass: xbox

when logged in, type:

passwd root


to set a new password


EDIT: changed password to correct default one
Last edited by orochi on Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:49 am, edited 1 time in total.
ShALLaX
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Post by ShALLaX »

Actually its

User: root
Password: xbox
The original Xbox adaptation of Gentoo
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