Re: Admin Root user [not set to default]
James Freer <jrjfreer@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi members
>
> I've just done my install of Debian 12 Live XFCE version. Been a user
> of Xubuntu for 15 years and thought i would change. Tried some of the
> derivatives and chose Debian to go with.
>
> I would be grateful if someone could explain why admin root user is
> not set to default. I have always had user login and password and then
> root for for other tasks like Aptitude updates. [I am a fan of
> Aptitude although most folk seem to prefer Apt].
>
> Also not sure where to set root admin user. I suppose it doesn't
> matter if one is using Debian on a home PC like myself rather than a
> server but i'd just like to know.
>
> thanks
> james
>
Have you read https://wiki.debian.org/Root ? It explains the answers to
many questions. Come back if you're still having problems after reading
it.
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