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hi friends, have put on the version linux suse 10.1, I wanted to try to install some drivers with yast, but as I go to open and a password asks ...
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  1. 01-07-2007 #1
    PeterPan86
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    hi friends, have put on the version linux suse 10.1, I wanted to try to install some drivers with yast, but as I go to open and a password asks me. Someone of you są to help this password to find me? how do I do to go entering on the root? thanks for a possible answer!

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    Hi PeterPan86
    You don't usually use sudo in SuSE, you just enter the same password you entered during setup when launching YaST. Did you forget the password?
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  3. 01-08-2007 #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Juan Pablo
    Hi PeterPan86
    You don't usually use sudo in SuSE, you just enter the same password you entered during setup when launching YaST. Did you forget the password?
    tes friend, I don't remember any password for yast or the sudo. Is it now impossible to recover?
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    yes. check this link to recover 'root' password.







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