On 6/23/25 19:06, Maureen Thomas wrote:
Using the latest Linux 12 there is. I had vpn by nord. All of a sudden
the password app wanted my master password. I had renewed it as asked
by them 5 days ago along with the recovery code. I typed it in and it
said wrong password. I have only had one. Long story short I ended up
trying to get help but their chat was not working and the help pages did
not help, so I cancelled it since I could not get all my passwords back
no matter what.
So I went to PIA. I downloaded two files that ended in .run. Went to my
terminal and followed the directions. All was well until I had to put
in the root password. I had used it in the past and when I typed it in
it also said wrong password. My synaptic package manager would not add
it to the list there. In fact the two files downloaded would not even
show up to add them.
So I need to know if there is any way to change my damn root password
and how to get synaptic to accept them. I just turned 75 so I write a
lot of stuff down so I do not forget. I would greatly appreciate your
help with this problem.
Thanks Moe
To reset the root password, try the instructions under "With physical
access to hard disk, resetting the password ..." on the following Debian
wiki page:
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch04.en.html#_securing_the_root_password
I would advise making a copy of your current /etc/passwd before
modifying it.
David
