[clug-talk] Gentoo 2006.0 root@livecd?

[Nick Wiltshire]

On Thursday 20 April 2006 10:51 am, Mark Carlson wrote:
> On 4/20/06, Nick Wiltshire <nick at customdesigns.ca> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm not sure if the Gentoo guys were on drugs, or if I'm over tired, but
> > I can't for the life of me gain root access using the live cd. What good
> > is a live installation cd that doesn't allow me to do anything?
> >
> > Am I missing something here?
> >
> > Nick
>
> If 2006.0 is anything like 2005.1, you could try this:
>
> http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Getting_root_in_the_2005.1_LIVECD
>

This would likely work, but seems silly. If I have physical access, Gentoo 
making their live cd "secure" isn't going to stop me from owning the machine 
(in a literal or figurative way) so why make it harder than necessary?

Knoppix is my new Gentoo installer :)

Nick