On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 04:58:39PM +0200, Damian Lubosch wrote: > Thomas H. George wrote: > > I am trying to setup static ip addresses running either the etch or the > > lenny gnome iso's - the problem is the same for both. > > > > If, at the boot prompt, I enter > > > > install netcfg/disable_dhcp=true > > > > or > > > > vmlinuz install netcfg/disable_dhcp=true > > > > I get the message, "Could not find the kernel image: vmlinuz" > > > > The kernel name to use is "live". > You can set static IP before building the CD in this config file: > livecd/config/binary in section > LH_BOOTAPPEND="ip=eth0,192.168.0.1,255.255.255.0,192.168.0.254" > (IP,Netmask,Gateway)
My goal is to build a customized CD so this is just what I needed. > > > On the other hand, if I simply hit enter at the boot prompt the system > > boots up very nicely to the gnome desk top. Then > > Applications/Debian/Apps/System/Network Administration opens a window > > asking for root's password. Neither sudo bash or bash alone work. If > > I go to a console window Ctl/Del/F1 and enter sudo bash I immediately > > get the root prompt. > > > > > See Ben's posting for this. Right > > > I confess that I do not fully understand sudo. I am the only one > > allowed to do any administrative functions on the computers of my home > > network so until now I have just become root for this work and a normal > > user for everything else. > > > > > > Sudo lets a user execute commands with root's rights. If you really need > a password for root you can simply create one. On the shell you create a > root-shell "sudo bash" and then you can set your root-pw with "pwd". Of > course it will vanish after reboot. I started with the iso to get a start on setting up a wireless connection. Since sudo is intended to allow limited administrative access it never occurred to me that I would be allowed to change root's password. As you pointed out, I could and did change root's password and with the new password I was able to alter the network setup and set static addresses. Thanks for the help. Tom George > _______________________________________________ debian-live-devel mailing list debian-live-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/debian-live-devel