SANG KIM <sangkim8986 <at> msn.com> writes: > > I recently installed debian 7.1 and I reinstalled it at least five times. I've tried installing it with a root password created and without and Debian still won't let me log in as root. It says "authentication failed" after I type in the root password. > > I've tried reinstalling it without creating a root password and it still won't let me log in. I get the same message as before. I can log in as another user, but not as root. I've checked the passwords entered and every time the password is correct, but Debian says that it's not. How can I fix these issues. > > I've tried to use the password command to remove whatever password I created/didn't create and I get an error message that the password command cannot be found in BASH. Is there something wrong with the Debian 7.1? I can't even install updates to the OS. > > Thank you. >
Log in with the user account. Left-click the user account name (upper right corner), select system settings, select user, left-click Unlock. Enter the root password. Change the user account to an administrator. What a pita! Regards, MC