Re: Incorrect password Debian 10.8 after installation

[Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net>]

On 08.02.21 03:49, John Berden wrote:
> Hello.
> I'm installing Debian 10.8 with a console installer. I use ISO 
> debian-10.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso.
> After starting the system, I get a request for the user's password.
> I enter the correct password that I specified during installation. But I 
> get a message that I entered the wrong password.
> Why and how to fix it?
> Thanks in advance!

You could bypass any password request during boot to the console and 
then fix it by setting the desired password newly. The boot parameter 
for bypassing all password request an right away becoming logged in as 
user root is:
    init=/sbin/sulogin --force
Good Luck!