[Fedora-livecd-list] how to set root password?

[pseudo vector]

On 4/9/07, Brian Cain <brian.cain at gmail.com> wrote:
> That error message looks like a generic authentication failure, but if
> you're sure you're typing in the password correctly, I would check the
> manpage for sshd_config.  "PermitRootLogin" is one of the options
> whose value may need to change.

I'm trying to log in from the terminal (tty1), not through ssh.
/etc/securetty is set to allow root logins from tty1.

> As an alternative, I would recommend adding this to your livecd init
> script instead:
>
> echo "snoopy ALL=(ALL) ALL" >> /etc/sudoers

When the system is finally setup I don't want snoopy to be able to
gain root access. I only mention that I can't su from the only other
usable account as perhaps a hint to anyone that may know what is
causing root to not to be able to login.