How?
TIA
How to change the start-up password?
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Mike Walsh
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Re: How to change the start-up password?
?????puppi wrote:How?
TIA
There isn't a 'start-up password'. Or shouldn't be (unless, of course, you gave it one when you installed it.....)
Yes?
Mike.
What specific version of Puppy??????????
Is it one of the Fatdogs?
Are you asking about the normal boot up root password or one used by some boot loader you use?
The better answer to your question is why do you think you need to change it?
In general to change the root password.
To change root password, open a terminal and enter:
it will ask you to enter twice the new password.
The root default password is hard coded into a lot of the boot process. Changing it may require you to have to enter it manually, each time you boot.
Is it one of the Fatdogs?
Are you asking about the normal boot up root password or one used by some boot loader you use?
The better answer to your question is why do you think you need to change it?
In general to change the root password.
To change root password, open a terminal and enter:
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passwd rootThe root default password is hard coded into a lot of the boot process. Changing it may require you to have to enter it manually, each time you boot.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
to Burn_it
The password would asked at boot.
In the Terminal: root passwd works but at new boot the system ask the old password again
In the Terminal: root passwd works but at new boot the system ask the old password again
xenialpup 7.5 should be booting and not ask for a password.
So, not sure what password it is asking for at boot up.
We would need to know at what point it is asking for one.
Did you make a encrypted save?
That would require a password during the boot up.
So, not sure what password it is asking for at boot up.
We would need to know at what point it is asking for one.
Did you make a encrypted save?
That would require a password during the boot up.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
It sounds like he set the hardware boot password for the machine which would be needed before it will power up.
There is no legal way of bypassing that, and posting instructions on how to do it is NOT a good idea on an open forum.
He may have quite honestly forgotten his password, but the bypass instructions would apply to anyone and could lead to serious breaches of security.
There is no legal way of bypassing that, and posting instructions on how to do it is NOT a good idea on an open forum.
He may have quite honestly forgotten his password, but the bypass instructions would apply to anyone and could lead to serious breaches of security.
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