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is there any way to find out the user id and password on a linux pc or live cd without actually logging in?

i recently customised a live cd from a linux distro.

i installed it on my pc.

on the distro web-page it lists a password for root.

i thought i had left that as the default because the software wouldnt let me create a second account.

however somehow i must have changed the password. so now the user id and password wont work.

any idea how to find out so i can log back in?

i recently customised a live cd from a linux distro.

i installed it on my pc.

on the distro web-page it lists a password for root.

i thought i had left that as the default because the software wouldnt let me create a second account.

however somehow i must have changed the password. so now the user id and password wont work.

any idea how to find out so i can log back in?