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| From | Jim Ohlstein <jim@mailman-hosting.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: su won't work from a debian live USB install |
| Date | 2017-06-26 02:40 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <tWqel-3AX-5@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <tWpih-319-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
Hello, On 06/25/2017 07:20 PM, daniel theobald wrote: > I installed the Debian 9 from a Debian live amd64 image I downloaded > today. Everything works great, but I can't su to apt-get anything new. > > theo@debian:~$ su > Password: > su: Authentication failure > > I have reinstalled twice, being super careful to get the password right, > etc. But it simply doesn't seem to work on this version. Anyone else > seeing this problem? Assuming sudo is working properly, try resetting the root password: $ sudo passwd root -- Jim Ohlstein Profesional Mailman Hosting https://mailman-hosting.com
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su won't work from a debian live USB install daniel theobald <theobaldvecna@gmail.com> - 2017-06-26 01:40 +0200 Re: su won't work from a debian live USB install Jim Ohlstein <jim@mailman-hosting.com> - 2017-06-26 02:40 +0200 Re: su won't work from a debian live USB install Phil Wyett <philwyett@kathenas.org> - 2017-06-26 03:20 +0200
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