SOLVED: Root user authentication failure
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 1:49 pm
by caizizuofang
I was trying to login my HDA as root user by command su - and password was entered then. I'm pretty sure I use same password for both regular user login and root user. However, I got the failure today. Anyway I can reset the root user password or any possible cause for it? Thanks.
Re: Root user authentication failure
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 3:49 pm
by bigfoot65
Probably the easiest method is to login as your 1st admin user. Then do:
Re: Root user authentication failure
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 4:03 pm
by caizizuofang
This is the right way I think. I followed the amahi Q&A did this:
If you are already logged in as another user enter su - to change the current session to the root user
But seems like this works for me. Thanks. My issue resolved.
Re: SOLVED: Root user authentication failure
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:32 am
by bigfoot65
Yes sudo will work too. You will find the FAQ and wiki are great sources of help.
https://wiki.amahi.org