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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>2007-09-23 10:04:50 +0200
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>2011-03-09 18:18:29 +0100
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@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@ Debian Live: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Build Time
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+Q: Is live-helper/make-live Debian specific?
+A: live-helper supports Debian and Ubuntu right now. Adding automatic defaults
+ for other Debian derivatives is easy - let us know about them and we may
+ include it.
+
Q: How do I drop in to a shell during make-live chroot process?
-A: Use "--interactive shell", then exit when you have made the setting changes
- you want and the build process will continue.
+A: Use "--interactive shell", then exit with 'logout' when you have made the
+ setting changes you want and the build process will continue.
Q: Where to set the username or the hostname?
A: casper uses default username 'casper' and hostname 'live'. You can specify
- them by passing 'username=' and 'hostname=' as kernel parameters (In previous
- casper releases it was 'host=').
+ them by passing 'username=' and 'hostname=' as kernel parameters.
live-helper automatically sets the username to 'user' and the hostname to
'debian'. If you want to change this at build time, pass --username and
@@ -22,8 +26,8 @@ Run Time
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Q: What is the root password?
-A: There is none. You can switch to root with 'sudo -i' or set a password with
- 'sudo passwd'.
+A: There is none set. You can switch to root with 'sudo -i' or set a password
+ with 'sudo passwd'.
Q: What is the user password?
A: The password for the default user is 'live'.