Brian wrote:
On Thu 21 Jun 2012 at 13:55:49 +0100, Darac Marjal wrote:
On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 07:37:52AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
But ;)
The new install will not accept root password. User password is
fine.
That may be intended. I don't think Debian (out of the box) allows root
to log in at all. Instead, you're expected to log in as an unprivileged
user and then 'upgrade' to root (via sudo - which takes THAT USER'S
password). If you gave root a password during install, then you should
be able to log in at a VT with root, but not via SSH/*DM etc.
The installer always presents a screen offering to set a password for
root. Leaving the entry field empty disables the root account and sudo
is installed.
Is there reason to not specify a root password?
The current situation is a long series of test installations
serving two goals:
A. understanding the ins and outs of the installation procedure
B. eventually deciding just what I want in a final system
The laptop serving as a test vehicle:
is physically secure
will not spend much time connected to the internet
the hard drive as part of my experimenting will
frequently be reformatted
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