"Chris Brennan" <xaero@(protected):

> I haven't used 2008.1b1 yet so forgive me if I am a little off.
>
> By default, <200X.X would give you a prompt whereby you type passwd
> and set the root password to a known value.

Not on the installer iso for i686 2008.1
But I think another poster has posted the answer

From Renato P:
> Switch to another VTTY (Ctrl+Atl+F1 for instance), 'passwd', specify
> the desired password, switch to Xorg again (Ctrl+Alt+F7 if I am not
> wrong), 'su' and that's it.

I haven't actually tried it, I just went to the installer for x86
2008.1 which doesn't have that problem.

But let me apologize and say I see now what I did wrong. What I was
calling an installer for i686-2008.1beta was actually the liveCD which
is different. The installer for x86 2008.1 has not such problem and I
suspect the installer for i686-2008.1 doesn't either.

Far as the live cd goes:
It still needs to be made clear how to get to root right in the dialog
during startup not on some webpage.

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