I am looking to change my root password. I have tried several codes that I have found from this website, both of which did not do me any good. I need to use the method that provides a GUI. Is it possible to use the installation disk to make this change and then exit disk.
On Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:16:01 +0000, mike7757 wrote:
> I am looking to change my root password. I have tried several codes that
> I have found from this website, both of which did not do me any good. I
> need to use the method that provides a GUI. Is it possible to use the
> installation disk to make this change and then exit disk.
Why do you need a GUI way to do it?
Open a terminal window.
su -
Enter the old password
Run ‘passwd’ and follow the instructions.
Jim
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Jim Henderson
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Everyone here is comfortable using terminal, I however am not.
On 2014-12-25 21:16, mike7757 wrote:
>
> I am looking to change my root password. I have tried several codes that
> I have found from this website,
link, please?
> both of which did not do me any good. I
> need to use the method that provides a GUI. Is it possible to use the
> installation disk to make this change and then exit disk.
If it has to be a GUI, then start YaST → security and users → user
and groups management.
However, Mr Root is not included, you are out of luck.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)
I found what I was looking for.
It is possible to change root passw from yast2.
open yast2
go to Manage groups and users
at tab users check the filter to show you System users instead of Local users
search for root and click editOn Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:36:01 +0000, mike7757 wrote:
> Everyone here is comfortable using terminal, I however am not.
I’ve just walked you through exactly what you need to do. While the
terminal is less and less necessary, it’s still a good thing to be
familiar with and comfortable using, just in case.
There are plenty of situations where you will want to drop to a terminal
- say, for example, you launch a program and it crashes. If you launch
it from the terminal, you’ll probably get a message indicating why it
crashed.
Jim
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Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2014 20:43:07 +0000, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> However, Mr Root is not included, you are out of luck.
Set Filter -> System Users
That lets you change root’s password as well.
Jim
Jim Henderson
openSUSE Forums Administrator
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On 2014-12-25 23:16, mike7757 wrote:
> at tab users check the filter to show you System users instead of
I must be tired. I didn’t see the filter button. I was looking at the
bottom, expert options, not the top.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” at Telcontar)
Thanks. I never knew that was there.
However, I will probably never use it. Why use a complex GUI solution for something that is so easy at the command line? (I guess that’s why I was never a fan of WIndows).
If you want to use any Unix like system then using the shell is inevitable.
Let say the X server refuses to start for whatever reason…Good luck with the GUI stuff 
You do not really need to get comfortable with using the terminal.
That is not so important. When it is time to use the terminal, the person answering the question should give you a simple, step-by-step instruction set (as was done in the case you are referring to).
You should, in most cases, just be able to copy (Ctrl-C) and then paste (Ctrl-Shift-V) each command into the terminal window, if you do not want to do the typing yourself.
Note that these are the universal keyboard shortcuts for copy & paste, the only difference being that, in the terminal window, you add the Shift key to the combination.
But, you will find in time – as you use Linux – that the Command Line Interface (CLI) is in some (many) cases faster and easier and more certain than the GUI methods.
On Fri, 26 Dec 2014 04:46:01 +0000, Fraser Bell wrote:
> You do not really need to get comfortable with using the terminal.
>
> That is not so important.
Respectfully, I disagree.
Just copying/pasting content into a terminal window can be very
dangerous - it is important that you know what you’re pasting into a
terminal and what it does before you do it, or you risk compromising your
system.
Jim
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Jim Henderson
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Well, yes, I certainly agree with that sentiment, of course.
I was referring to instructions here from knowledgeable 'SUSEers, but again would still apply that caveat.
It is why we are instructed, when posting responses, we are really supposed to use such generic terms as “sdX”, along with an explanation of what to replace the “X” with.
… but, of course, that is not always adhered to by the responders.
I think we should all be more judicious about following such safety guidelines.
However, anyone using the CLI a few times is going to become familiar with it by osmosis, and will in many cases begin to look forward to it because of the power it provides.
IMHO & IME
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