I realize now that this is an "unofficial" image provided under the " cdimage.debian.org" domain, so it might not be appropriate to report the bug here.
Boot method: USB drive Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/8.1.0-live+nonfree/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-8.1.0-amd64-standard+nonfree.iso Date: 2015-09-07 Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [ ] No CD drive present. Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Install base system: [O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup: [O] Install tasks: [O] Install boot loader: [O] Overall install: [O] Comments/Problems: "sudo" is mentioned several times in "/var/log/installer/syslog": Sep 7 02:04:20 user-setup: Adding user `debian' to group `sudo' ... Sep 7 02:04:20 user-setup: Adding user debian to group sudo Sep 6 21:04:20 gpasswd[5429]: user debian added by root to group sudo ... Sep 7 02:05:00 in-target: The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: Sep 7 02:05:00 in-target: live-boot-doc live-config-doc sudo user-setup ... Sep 7 02:05:20 in-target: The following packages will be REMOVED: Sep 7 02:05:20 in-target: live-boot-doc live-config-doc menu sudo user-setup ... Sep 7 02:05:23 in-target: Removing sudo (1.8.10p3-1+deb8u2) ... I also tried the new 8.2.0 non-free ISO ( http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/8.2.0-live+nonfree/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-8.2.0-amd64-standard+nonfree.iso), but I received the same result: Sep 10 13:59:33 user-setup: Adding user `debian' to group `sudo' ... Sep 10 13:59:33 user-setup: Adding user debian to group sudo Sep 10 08:59:33 gpasswd[5403]: user debian added by root to group sudo ... Sep 10 14:03:09 in-target: The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: Sep 10 14:03:09 in-target: live-boot-doc live-config-doc sudo user-setup ... Sep 10 14:03:30 in-target: The following packages will be REMOVED: Sep 10 14:03:30 in-target: live-boot-doc live-config-doc menu sudo user-setup ... Sep 10 14:03:33 in-target: Removing sudo (1.8.10p3-1+deb8u2) ...^M On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 4:17 PM, Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> wrote: > > Hi, > > Caleb Burns <cpbu...@gmail.com> (2015-08-31): > > Package: installation-reports > > Severity: normal > > > > Dear Maintainer, > > > > I used the "debian-live-8.1.0-amd64-standard+nonfree.iso" image to > > install Debian. During installation, I chose no root password in order > > to disable root login. My understanding is that this option should > > install and enable "sudo" privileges for the non-root user created in > > the next step of the installation process. > > > > After installation and login with the non-root user, I cannot run > > "sudo". It fails with the message: > > > > -bash: sudo: command not found > > > > This indicates that "sudo" was not installed. I then tried "su" to > > attempt change to the root user. I tried both entering no password, > > and entering the user password. Both of these failed with: > > > > su: Authentication failure > > > > Which is to be expected because no password was set for root. > > > > I reinstalled debian a second time without a root login, but the issue > > remained. I believe this is an installation error with setting up > > users. > > Thanks for your bug report, but please follow up with more details > (installation logs): > https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch05s04.html#problem-report > > Mraw, > KiBi.
