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Debian 7.1 root password issue.



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.

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