Re: [cobalt-users] recover root (not admin!) password

["Ing. Ernesto Pérez Estévez" <ernesto@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think you're loggin in initially as someone else, maybe your username,
and then su to admin and then trying to su as root.. am I correct?

If so, then it is not correct (wrong). You must initially login as admin
and then try to su -

Otherwise, it'll fail.

Hope it'll help.

Regards

Ernesto

Daniel Kluge wrote:
> 
> Hello there,
> I've just installed my Qube3, and now I needed to su root, an dguess what,
> the admin password doesn't work.
> 
> su to admin, works
> changing password for admin, works
> resetting admin password, and setting a new one, works.
> 
> But still, I'm unable to become root.
> 
> I've seen this issue being raised on this list from time to time, but no
> answers, no entry in the FAQ that works..
> 
> Anybody recovered from this?
> 
> I guess it is now time to attach a console, or use the RecoverCD, but I'd
> really like to know what works, and what would be just a waste of time, I
> got the cobalt server not because I cannot setup a server from scratch,
> but because I do not have the time to.
> 
> Thanx in advance.
> 
> -daniel
> 
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