[linux-help] Re: root password

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-help-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Jonathan Hall

> As I recall, even single-user mode asks for a root password.

I think the password requirement is Debian specific.  I know if I don't enter
the root password it jumps to multiuser mode.  I suspect that Debian is being a
bit more 'paranoid', but that's the way I think it *should* work.

> I suppose if nothing else, you could specify /bin/bash as the init process,
> which obviously would not ask for a password.

I haven't tried this, but you are probably correct.

--dwh

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