make sure the keyboard works normally. Try typing a few minutes with a live CD.
You can reset the password by: appending "init=/bin/bash" to boot parameter remount root directory # mount -o remount,rw / reset root's password # passwd root 2008/11/8 Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 22:02:45 +0000, Manuel Gómez wrote: > > Hi, i am on Debian Etch since january, but when i have installed the last > > release of Debian Etch (last month) the root password doesn't works. No > > matter how many times i try, it says "password incorrect. So, I > reinstalled > > the OS four times and its says the same. > > > > Why this happens? What could i do? > > Which keyboard layout do you use? Make sure that all the keys really > work, especially for the characters used in your password. I bring this > up because I have recently seen the uppercase "E" not working correctly > in a newly-installed Lenny system with the Spanish keymap. This lead to > the user not being able to log in on the ttys, and with the password not > being echoed we did not immediately realize what the reason was. (We > fixed this by installing console-setup and kbd to configure the keyboard > for the ttys.) > > -- > Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer > Florian | > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://gameornot.net
