Catch22

[dl at xiqit.de (Damian Lubosch)]

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)

> 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.

> 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.

Bye, Damian

> Tom George
>
>