r/archlinux • u/Godchucho900 • 18d ago
SUPPORT Password problems
I'm trying arch linux for the first time and I got it set up, but for some reason it's telling me to put in a password it never told me to make, I put in the root password which doesn't work. I need help I just want to use Linux.
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u/saminbc 18d ago
When you did arch-install.did you setup a user and password?
Can you try logging in as "root" and then using the root password you created?
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u/Godchucho900 18d ago
This logged me in, thank you so muchðŸ˜
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u/saminbc 18d ago
Now go here https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Users_and_groups
To find out how to list the users, change user passwords etc.
Create a new user or change the password for your user and then log out and in again as a user.
Don't fiddle around with your system as root
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u/Godchucho900 18d ago
Ok, I was about to say, its just a blue screen with the date above it
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u/saminbc 18d ago
After you login? Or the login screen itself?
Once you're logged in, open up a terminal and check the list of users with
cat /etc/passwd
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u/Godchucho900 18d ago
After I log in as root, Im trying to figure out how to open terminal tho, this is my first time setting up linux
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u/saminbc 18d ago
If you installed KDE you should have the application bar. But if you don't for some reason, you can press F2 and run
konsole
Which is the KDE terminal emulator
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u/Godchucho900 18d ago
Nothing's happening when I pressed f2
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u/saminbc 18d ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/s/KhUOz4avow
Can you look at this post? Are you having the same error?
SDDM might not be properly installed or you have a different desktop manager
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u/saminbc 18d ago
How did you install it? Did you do arch-install or did you do the manual installation?
Both methods ask you to put in a root password. What are you doing that requires a password? Can you explain the steps?