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Hardened Gentoo 2005.1 LiveCD can't login

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:27 am
by AngusL
I downloaded hardened-x86-2005.1.iso - which is theoretically a LiveCD of Hardened Gentoo (but not one of the ones to install it, I know the difference). I've burnt it, and can boot from it - but my problem is that it asks me to login... what's the default root password? Normally it's specified, but I couldn't actually find very much documentation for this. I've also seen this question asked at least once elsewhere - and I have done some considerable Googling, so please don't just bounce me to there. If you do find it via a search, please tell me what query you used. :D

I know I can crack the password file but... Life's too short, and I'd rather not. :roll:

Anyone got any ideas?

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:33 am
by Chris Corbyn
There shouldn't be a root password... you just hit enter then type "passwd" to set your own ;)

Maybe they do something different with the hardened disks but putting a password on by default seems silly to me :P

PS: Gentoo rocks!

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:11 pm
by Skara
Yes, a Gentoo user! ^_^

Some live cds put a default there so you don't have to set it, but if they do they usually just print what it is on the screen. I think slax uses toor. :P

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:10 pm
by AngusL
The root password is randomly generated at boot apparently.

user:hardened
password:hardened

Then change root password from there - X11, shell, or whatever makes you happy.

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:44 pm
by feyd
this is all nice and things.. but should have been in the Linux board. :?

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:44 am
by AngusL
:oops: Apologies Feyd, don't often scroll down there. :oops: Forgot about this board.