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Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu install wont boot
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Christopher M. Jones wrote:
>No, no, install was fine! Beautiful! The problem was that I tried to use
>etherconf and got locked out. The problem was that etherconf put
>copernicus.example.com into the hostname file, and then didn't reload
>sudoers. So I booted with a livecd, chrooted, and set a root password
>(enabled the root account). Then I was free to figure out the problem
>with sudo and fix it. It's all good now. Thanks, everyone, for your
>suggestions.
>
>
For future reference, you might have been able to boot into single user
mode and get in without a password.
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