How Can I change the Root Password?

[ukbrian]

I can't imagine an event where you need it?

I'm a forgetful old man and I have a rescue iso I put together a few years ago for Mint LMDE users for installing their qt4-fsarchiver backups because the official one was cr*p and I want to install it in virtualbox but it demands a password before it will let me proceed.

I use very few but can't guess this one so changing the password is my last option, I don't want to install the app and screenlets again as I think I had to tweak the code when python was upgraded.

I think it's a very good idea that is being used insome distros to ask for a root password when you install, it stops folk asking what it is.

Another of my gripes is that when your installing and setting the passwords they should default to displaying what's entered with a check box to toggle for business users.

The best windows virtualbox XP install I have you run as admin and no silly business passwords are asked for, bliss for normal folk, I hate bringing business practices into my home.

No passwords ever


Would it be so awful for the devs to do something to help us normal folk?.


I guess it could start a revolution though


Sorry I read your last post after I posted this, tongue in cheek Welsh humour.