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    From Colin McNealy@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 19, 2025 14:50:00
    From: cmcnealy2000@gmail.com

    I am currently trying to download an application for my Debian 12 machine,
    but it requires a root password, which I don't remember setting, let alone
    what it is. I've tried resetting it through the grub menu, but have
    discovered my computer does not have one. Anyway you can help?

    <div dir="ltr">I am currently trying to download an application for my Debian 12 machine, but it requires a root password, which I don&#39;t remember setting, let alone what it is. I&#39;ve tried resetting it through the grub menu, but have discovered my
    computer does not have one. Anyway you can help?</div>

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  • From Marc Haber@3:633/10 to Colin McNealy on Friday, September 19, 2025 20:20:00
    From: mh+debian-project@zugschlus.de

    On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 07:35:11AM -0400, Colin McNealy wrote:
    I am currently trying to download an application for my Debian 12 machine, >but it requires a root password, which I don't remember setting, let alone >what it is. I've tried resetting it through the grub menu, but have >discovered my computer does not have one. Anyway you can help?

    user-level questions are best answered on our debian-user mailing list. debian-project is the list for non-technical project matters.

    Greetings
    Marc


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  • From Judit Foglszinger@3:633/10 to Colin McNealy on Friday, September 19, 2025 20:40:02
    From: urbec@riseup.net

    On 2025-09-19 17:05, Colin McNealy wrote:
    I am currently trying to download an application for my Debian 12
    machine, but it requires a root password, which I don't remember
    setting, let alone what it is. I've tried resetting it through the
    grub menu, but have discovered my computer does not have one. Anyway
    you can help?

    Hi,

    that is rather a question for debian-user .
    If you don't have a root password,
    the first user created should be able to use sudo using their own
    password.

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  • From Dan Purgert@3:633/10 to Colin McNealy on Friday, September 19, 2025 20:50:00
    From: dan@djph.net

    On Sep 19, 2025, Colin McNealy wrote:
    I am currently trying to download an application for my Debian 12 machine, but it requires a root password, which I don't remember setting, let alone what it is. I've tried resetting it through the grub menu, but have discovered my computer does not have one. Anyway you can help?

    *IF* you set the root password during install, then it's that password.

    *IF* you left the root password blank, then the password needed for sudo
    will be your login password.

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  • From tomas@tuxteam.de@3:633/10 to Colin McNealy on Friday, September 19, 2025 22:40:02
    On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 07:35:11AM -0400, Colin McNealy wrote:
    I am currently trying to download an application for my Debian 12 machine, but it requires a root password, which I don't remember setting, let alone what it is. I've tried resetting it through the grub menu, but have discovered my computer does not have one. Anyway you can help?

    Root password, or password for sudo?

    For sudo, typically it is your user password (at least in the default configuration).

    What happens if you type in a shell:

    sudo ls

    ?

    Cheers
    --
    t

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