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Bmdntg

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Registered: 2016-10-11

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[SOLVED] Can login user but not root

Good evening,

I just reinstalled (again) my system and kept /home, everything went well, I could login as root or user, su on user session, etc...

Then I installed xorg and nvidia packages and rebooted and now I cannot login as root nor su as user.

Regular user can still login.

What did I mess up this time ?

Thanks in advance.

Last edited by Bmdntg (2017-11-28 21:34:11)

loqs

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Re: [SOLVED] Can login user but not root

How are you trying to login as root local console,  graphical, remote?  If your normal user has access to the system journal check the reason for the login failure.
Otherwise use the live media to check the system journal.

Bmdntg

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Re: [SOLVED] Can login user but not root

I am login through local console, here is my journal :
https://paste.pound-python.org/show/kQn … TdfHWfgPs/

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: [SOLVED] Can login user but not root

sudo passwd -S root

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Bmdntg

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Re: [SOLVED] Can login user but not root

root P 11/27/2017 -1 -1 -1 -1

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Can login user but not root

Not locked. How do you determine "I cannot login as root" and does your password contain chars that differ between QWERTY and whatever keyboard layout you might be using atm?
What if you change the password?

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Bmdntg

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Re: [SOLVED] Can login user but not root

Authentification failed, my password does contain characters that differ but I also tried qwerty-like typing my password and it doesn't work either.

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Can login user but not root

Try changing it?

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Bmdntg

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Re: [SOLVED] Can login user but not root

Nevermind, I'm just a dumbass, forgot one character that was in another place on qwerty keyboard.

I could login root from the beginning I think.

I'm sorry. ???

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] Can login user but not root

No need to be sorry - we all do stupid at times, but you should either mark the thread as solved or report it to the moderators if you want it to be deleted.

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