root password?

[Karl Larsen]

Knute Johnson wrote:
> I installed 7.10 onto a USB jump drive and tried to create a new 
> user.  In the process I did something bad to the sudoers file.  I 
> can't edit it because I can't sudo.  I can't login as root because I 
> don't know the password.  What's the password for root on the live 
> CD?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
>   
    I never found the password. But after loading the live CD I went to 
System -> Admin -> Users and Groups and you should see your messed up 
user and root. Select each to fix them and on the root make sure you 
give it YOUR password. Then you will know.


Karl


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