On 06/28/2017 07:13 PM, Jimmy Johnson wrote:
On 06/28/2017 06:24 PM, Jimmy Johnson wrote:On 06/27/2017 09:49 AM, Greg Wooledge wrote:On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 04:00:13PM +0000, sarez45@att.net wrote:The administrator password is not working in Debian 9 cinnamon.I bet you used a Live CD.I downloaded the iso to check this out, yes it won't give you root passwd, the install takes the passwd while installing. Sudo is installed but the user is not allowed sudo rights. Now I have this install and it's worst than the live dvd, it least you can sudo with the live dvd. Is there an easy fix I can try? I've been googling but nothing easy to do.I loaded my netinstall disc and ran the repair, I opened a shell and ran #passwd root and rebooted and now have root.
There are other problems with this install, apt sources are messed up and gpg-keys too. What ever, it kept me from updating and upgrading. I fixed what looked wrong and can now upgrade, I'm waiting for the upgrade to finish, plus removing 4-5 meta-packages, discover, apper, packagekit and auto-upgrade. I can now update/upgrade without errors.
I do not recommend using these live dvds for install, unless you like fixing unnecessary problems that can otherwise be avoided.
Cheers, -- Jimmy Johnson Registered Linux User #380263