On Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 4:44 PM mick crane <mick.cr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2020-01-28 18:44, Joe wrote: > > On Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:29:44 -0700 > > "Harold Hartley" <wheelie...@ownmail.net> wrote: > > > >> When I did the graphical install I couldn’t even get into su either. > >> That’s why I installed it without graphics the next time. > > > > Whatever the issue was, it wasn't that. I always use a graphical > > install and have never had the problem you describe. > > Out of interest if you choose not to have a root password at the install > is it any problem to add one later ? Not at all. Before settling on Debian and Devuan, I used Ubuntu, which doesn't *ever* have you set a Root Password. Only Sudo. So one of my "early actions", is to enter "sudo passwd root" and enter your "normal user password". Then, the command works correctly, and I am free to do "su -" and enter that, correct Root Password. Good luck, and use Root, as well as Sudo carefully. Kenneth Parker
