Raspbian does NOT have a root password. It differs from Ubuntu in that respect. You can create a root password, but AFAIK that requires sudo.

Raspbian does NOT have a root password. It differs from Ubuntu in that respect. You can create a root password, but AFAIK that requires sudo.

The best bet is to edit the files by mounting the SD Card on a Linux machine.

This can be done on the Pi if

1. you have a SD Card reader
2. You use a good OS on another SD to boot the Pi.

Raspbian does NOT have a root password. It differs from Ubuntu in that respect. You can create a root user, but AFAIK that requires sudo.

Raspbian does NOT have a root password. It differs from Ubuntu in that respect. You can create a root password, but AFAIK that requires sudo.