On 2022-09-29 at 10:09, David wrote: > I have loaded Debian 8 on to a 64 bit pc.
Why? The current release is Debian 11, and Debian 8 is old enough that I'd be surprised if it were getting any support at all. Is there some specific purpose for which you specifically need to install/run an outdated version of Debian, with all the associated outdated software? > Everything went well until I came to configure it, the local screen > is blank, That suggests a video-driver problem. If you get display at the GRUB menu, there are kernel command-line options you might try, but the exact ones you'd need may vary depending on the video hardware you're using. > but if I SSH into the box it works. But I can only logon as a user. That's a security feature; by default (there's a config-file option to change this), the SSH daemon won't accept remote login attempts for root. > I need to be able to logon as root to make changes. I've tried sudu, > but as the sudo program has not been loaded I cant. > > Can any body suggest how to logon as root. At first blush: Log in as a non-root user. Run the command 'su -'. Enter the root password. If you don't know the root password, then unless you can get into that hard drive and set the password by another means (attach it to another computer, boot to another *nix install, become root, chroot into the hard drive, and run 'passwd'? or do a rescue-environment live-media boot without moving the drive between computers, and chroot in the same way?), you're probably SOL and will need to reinstall, making different choices so that sudo is present and enabled. -- The Wanderer The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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