Can't enter root password in terminal
Posted: 26 Sep 2021, 22:42
Hello all.
I'm taking an A+ class & heard about Linux and wanted to try it, but I needed a small version I could run because I didn't think I had room on my hard drive so I chose to put Porteus on a USB thumbdrive. I'm a complete newb to Linux but I'm trying to learn & even picked up 2 big books at the Library to help me learn.
Anyways, I tried going into terminal & entering sudo passwd root to make myself a root/superuser. I get a prompt for a password after some text, but I can't enter anything. I have no idea why. I managed to change to root yesterday but don't remember how. Any suggestions on this or alternative way to login as root? I'm currently trying working on how to get Porteus to save my changes & I believe I have to be root to do so.
I really appreciate any help, Thanks!
I'm taking an A+ class & heard about Linux and wanted to try it, but I needed a small version I could run because I didn't think I had room on my hard drive so I chose to put Porteus on a USB thumbdrive. I'm a complete newb to Linux but I'm trying to learn & even picked up 2 big books at the Library to help me learn.
Anyways, I tried going into terminal & entering sudo passwd root to make myself a root/superuser. I get a prompt for a password after some text, but I can't enter anything. I have no idea why. I managed to change to root yesterday but don't remember how. Any suggestions on this or alternative way to login as root? I'm currently trying working on how to get Porteus to save my changes & I believe I have to be root to do so.
I really appreciate any help, Thanks!